Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Temp

question 47

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Temp: 98.7; HR: 74; RR: 16; BP: 115/73.
Gen: Woman with healthy appearance, alert and oriented.
HEENT: TMs normal. Xanthochromic/stained teeth. Mucous membranes moist and pink.
CV: RRR no murmurs.
Resp: CTA.
Skin: Erythematous papules and plaques with a silver scale on the extensor surface of knees, elbows, and back; onycholysis of toe nails.
Skin Bx: Epidermal hyperplasia.
Which of the following best describes the condition of the patient's skin?

• A) Red, elevated, palpable, solid masses with silver flakes on the surface of her knees, elbows, and back
• B) Red, elevated, fluid-filled masses with silver flakes on the surface of her knees, elbows, and back
• C) Red, flat, nonpalpable masses with silver flakes on the surface of her knees, elbows, and back
• D) Red and silver elevated masses on the surface of her knees, elbows, and back
• E) Silver masses with red flakes on the surface of her knees, elbows, and back

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Definitions:

Density

The measurement of mass per unit volume of a substance, commonly expressed in grams per cubic centimeter or kilograms per cubic meter.

Mass

A property of a physical body which determines the body's resistance to being accelerated by a force and the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction with other bodies.

Fragments

Smaller parts or pieces that have broken off or been separated from something whole.

Density

The mass per unit volume of a substance, indicating how compact or sparse the substance is.