HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL REVIEW TESTBANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A physician has diagnosed a patient with purpura. After leaving the room, a nursing student asks the
nurse what the physician saw that led to that diagnosis. The nurse should say, The physician is referring
to the:
a.
Blue dilation of blood vessels in a star-shaped linear pattern on the legs.
b.
Fiery red, star-shaped marking on the cheek that has a solid circular center.
c.
Confluent and extensive patch of petechiae and ecchymoses on the feet.
d.
Tiny areas of hemorrhage that are less than 2 mm, round, discrete, and dark red in color. - CORRECT
ANSWER -ANS: C
Purpura is a confluent and extensive patch of petechiae and ecchymoses and a flat macular hemorrhage
observed in generalized disorders such as thrombocytopenia and scurvy. The blue dilation of blood
vessels in a star-shaped linear pattern on the legs describes a venous lake. The fiery red, star-shaped
marking on the cheek that has a solid circular center describes a spider or star angioma. The tiny areas
of hemorrhage that are less than 2 mm, round, discrete, and dark red in color describes petechiae.
The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of
skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is:
a.
Highly vascular.
b.
Thick and tough.
c.
Thin and nonstratified.
d.
Replaced every 4 weeks. - CORRECT ANSWER -ANS: D
The epidermis is thin yet tough, replaced every 4 weeks, avascular, and stratified into several zones.