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on: Jun 25, 2018
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse pays special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions and is concerned with which additional finding?
 
  a. Color variation
  b. Border regularity
  c. Symmetry of lesions
  d. Diameter of less than 6 mm

Question 2

A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find:
 
  a. Pallor
  b. Coolness
  c. Distended veins
  d. Prolonged capillary filling time


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

ANS: A
Abnormal characteristics of pigmented lesions are summarized in the mnemonic ABCD: asymmetry of pigmented lesion, border irregularity, color variation, and diameter greater than 6 mm.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Keeping the feet in a dependent position causes venous pooling, resulting in redness, warmth, and distended veins. Prolonged elevation would cause pallor and coolness. Immobilization or prolonged inactivity would cause prolonged capillary filling time


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