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storky111

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on: Jul 11, 2018
A dark-skinned patient has been admitted to the hospital in severe respiratory distress. To determine whether the patient is cyanotic, the nurse uses what knowledge of skin assessment?
 
  a. It is not possible to assess color changes in patients with dark skin.
  b. Cyanosis in patients with dark skin can be seen only in the sclera.
  c. Cyanosis can be seen in the lips and mucous membranes of patients with dark skin.
  d. Cyanosis will blanch out with direct pressure to the soles of the feet in dark-skinned patients.

Question 2

Which may indicate a malignant melanoma in a nevus on a patient's arm?
 
  a. Even coloring of the mole
  b. Decrease in size of the mole
  c. Irregular border of the mole
  d. Symmetry of the mole


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atrochim

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Assessment of color is more easily made in areas where the epidermis is thin, such as the lips and mucous membrane.

Answer to Question 2

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Any change in color, size, or texture and any bleeding or pruritus of a nevus deserves investigation. A malignant melanoma is a cancerous neoplasm in which pigment cells or melanocytes invade the epidermis, dermis, and sometimes the subcutaneous tissue.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!

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