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Quick 10 Dermatology Quiz
1. If your healthcare provider said you have onychocryptosis, you have a(an)
a. ingrown nail*
b. nail biting habit
c. softening of the nail
d. infection of the nail
2. You have been recently exposed to TB. Your doctor has ordered a PPD test by injection within the skin or
a. hypodermic
b. intradermal*
c. subdermal
d. percutaneous
3. You have a localized collection of pus under your skin; it is called a(an)
a. vesicle
b. abscess*
c. cyst
d. wheal
4. To treat squamous cell carcinoma, the patient underwent a technique of microscopically-controlled serial excisions
a. laser surgery
b. cauterization
c. Mohs surgery*
d. cryosurgery
5. MRSA, a difficult infection to treat, is caused by
a. bacterium*
b. virus
c. fungus
d. ameba
6. A nevus, often benign, is also called
a. hive
b. mole*
c. wart
d. ulcer
7. You fall and scrape the skin away from your leg. The nurse practitioner referred to the scrape as a(an)
a. dermabrasion
b. laceration
c. abrasion*
d. lesion
8. Heart failure may cause excessive sweating or
a. pruritus
b. diaphoresis*
c. ecchymosis
d. induration
9. You have dry skin, the doctor may refer to this condition as
a. dermatitis
b. pachyderma
c. xeroderma*
d. erythroderma
10. Which of the types of cancer, which may involve the skin, uses the word root for black
a. squamous cell carcinoma
b. basal cell carcinoma
c. melanoma*
d. Kaposi sarcoma
3. You have a localized collection of pus under your skin;it is called a(an)
d. amoeba