ATI Test Bank, Common Skin Complaints 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Simon presents with alopecia areata with well-circumscribed patches of hair loss on the crown of his

head. How do you respond when he asks you the cause?

a. “You must be under a lot of stress lately.”

b. “It is hereditary. Did your father experience this also?”

c. “The cause is unknown, but we suspect it is due to an immunologic mechanism.”

d. “We’ll have to do some tests.”

2. Which of the following is “a linear crack extending from the epidermis to the dermis?”

a. An ulcer

b. A fissure

c. Lichenification

d. An excoriation

3. A bulla is:

a. A vesicle larger than 1 cm in diameter

b. An elevated solid mass with a hard texture; the shape and borders can be regular or irregular

c. A superficial elevated lesion filled with purulent fluid

d. Thinning of the skin (epidermis and dermis) that appears white or translucent

4. An example of ecchymosis is:

a. A hematoma

b. A keloid

c. A bruise

d. A patch

5. When looking under the microscope to diagnose an intravaginal infection, you see a cluster of small

and oval to round shapes. What do you suspect they are?

a. Spores

b. Leukocytes

c. Pseudohyphae

d. Epithelial cells

6. Your patient is in her second trimester of pregnancy and has a yeast infection. Which of the following

is a treatment that you usually recommend/order in nonpregnant patients, but is listed as a Pregnancy

category D?

a. Vagistat vaginal cream

b. Monistat combination pack

c. Terazol vaginal cream

d. Diflucan, 150 mg

7. Tinea unguium is also known as:

a. Onychomycosis

b. Tinea versicolor

c. Tinea manuum

d. Tinea corporis

8. Sally, age 25, presents with impetigo that has been diagnosed as infected with Staphylococcus. The

clinical presentation is pruritic tender, red vesicles surrounded by erythema with a rash that is

ulcerating. Her recent treatment has not been adequate. Which type of impetigo is this?

a. Bullous impetigo

b. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS)

c. Nonbullous impetigo

d. Ecthyma

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