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meagbuch

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse has discovered decreased skin turgor in a patient and knows that this finding is expected in which condition?
 
  a. Severe obesity
  b. Childhood growth spurts
  c. Severe dehydration
  d. Connective tissue disorders such as scleroderma

Question 2

A 40-year-old woman reports a change in mole size, accompanied by color changes, itching, burning, and bleeding over the past month. She has a dark complexion and has no family history of skin cancer, but she has had many blistering sunburns in the past.
 
  The nurse would:
  a.
  Tell the patient to watch the lesion and report back in 2 months.
  b.
  Refer the patient because of the suggestion of melanoma on the basis of her symptoms.
  c.
  Ask additional questions regarding environmental irritants that may have caused this condition.
  d.
  Tell the patient that these signs suggest a compound nevus, which is very common in young to middle-aged adults.


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wtf444

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Decreased skin turgor is associated with severe dehydration or extreme weight loss.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The ABCD danger signs of melanoma are asymmetry, border irregularity, color variation, and diameter. In addition, individuals may report a change in size, the development of itching, burning, and bleeding, or a new-pigmented lesion. Any one of these signs raises the suggestion of melanoma and warrants immediate referral.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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