Skin, Hair, and Nails - NURS 190 Physical Assessment QUIZ With Complete Solution 2023 UPDATED
Vernix Caseosa correct answers Waxy or "cheesy" white
... [Show More] substance found coating the skin of newborns
Physiologic Jaundice can occur within ____ hours after birth or as late as ____ days correct answers 24
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Skin of dark-skinned newborns is not fully pigmented until _______ months after birth correct answers 2-3
Milia correct answers -In infants, tiny white facial papules due to sebum collecting in the opening of hair follicles.
-Disappears spontaneously within the few weeks of birth.
Stork bites (Telangiectatic nevi) correct answers -In infants, irregular red or pink patches found on the back of the head.
-Disappear spontaneously within a year of birth.
Harlequin color change correct answers -Occurs when the baby is in a side-lying position.
-The lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a distinct demarcation line down the midline.
Mongolian Spots correct answers -Blue-ish black macules
-On buttocks/thighs of darker skinned neonates
-Found in 90% of newborns of African ancestry and 80% of newborns of Asian/Native American ancestry.
-Fade by 3 years old.
Lanugo correct answers -Fine, downy, unpigmented hair that appears on the fetus in the last 3 months of development
Chloasma (Melasma gravidarum) correct answers -Brownish hyperpigmentation
-On bridge of nose and cheeks
-Appear during pregnancy and in some women who are taking oral contraceptives
-a.k.a. "Mask of pregnancy+.
-Normally disappears after pregnancy in most women but may be permanent in others.
Linea Nigra correct answers -Dark line extending from the pubis toward the umbilicus
-Appears in pregnancy
Striae gravidarum (Stretch marks) correct answers -Scar-like lesions
-Form over abdomen, breasts, buttocks and/or thighs in response to weakening of tissues during pregnancy.
-Usually fade after pregnancy but don't disappear entirely.
Normal findings in the pregnant female correct answers -Increased skin pigmentation
-Chloasma (melasma gravidum)
-Linea nigra
-Striae gravidarum
-Cutaneous tags on neck and upper chest
-Acne in first trimester, relieved in the third trimester
-Loss of some hair in the first postpartum period during months 1-5
Normal findings in the older adult correct answers -Thin and stretched epidermis
-Decreased skin elasticity due to collagen and elastin fiber decrease
-Saggy skin
-Dry and delicate skin
-Skin tenting
-Decreased melanin production and increased sensitivity to sunlight
-Senile lentigines
-Cherry angiomas
-Cutaneous tags on the neck and upper chest
-Cutaneous horns on any part of the face
-Nails become thicker, harder, yellow, oddly shaped, opaque, brittle, peeling, and prone to splitting and breaking.
Senile Lentigines (Liver spots) correct answers -Small, flat, brown macules due to sun exposure
-Common in elderly
Cherry Angioma (Senile Angioma) correct answers -Most common vascular lesion that develops with age.
-Single or multiple red papules
-On trunk, extremities, genitals, oral mucosa
-Bleed easily with trauma
Cutaneous Tags correct answers -Small, soft tags of skin attached to the neck or upper chest
-Common in elderly
Pallor
-In light skin, appears ______.
-In yellow skin, appears more ______.
-In dark skin, appears _____.
-In brown skin, appears _____. correct answers Pale
Yellow
Gray
Darker
Cyanosis
-In light skin, appears ___ [Show Less]