DERMATOLOGY SAQs& LAQs

ST.
CAMILLUS SCHOOL OF NURSING-TABAKA
DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS
BLOCK 5
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Differentiate between open and closed comedones (2mks)

2. Highlight four risk factors of impetigo contagiosa (2mks)
3. State four types of debridement (4mks)
4. Describe the cause and the pathogenesis of ptyriasis versicolor (2mks)
5. State four skin clinical presentation of herpes simplex virus infection (2mks)
6. Highlight 4 causes of urticarial (Type 1 hypersensitivity) (2mks)
7. State common tyes of dermatophytes (4mks)
8. Differentiate between primary and secondary with examples (2)
9. Define the following terms as used in skin disorders (6mks)
i) Furuncle
ii) Carbuncle
iii) Patch testing
iv) Tzacks Test
V) Wood test
vi) Macule
10. Briefly describe the following skin carcinomas (6marks)
a) Basal cell Carcinoma
b) Squamous Cell Carcinoma
c) Melanoma
11. Briefly explain two types of urticaria (4mks)
12. List four risk factors for cellulitis (2mks)
13. State two difference between herpes zoster and chicken box (2mks)
14. State three types of skin biopsy (3mks)
15. Provide patient teaching to aclient admitted to the ER with scabies (3mks)
16. State three function s of hair (3mks)
17. State 4 types of candiadis (4mks)
18. Differentiate between the following terms as used for skin disorders (4mks)
a) Papule and Nodule
b) Erythema and Jaundice
c) Impetigo and ecthyma
19. Formulate four Actual nursing diagnoses for a patient with psoariasis (4mks)
20. Briefly explain patient teaching for angioedema on discharge (2mks)
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Mrs. AZ 43 years old Female presents to the dermatologic clinic with complain of skin
lesions that she reports was initially itchy red spots. Later they turned to raised thick skin
areas with dry and inflamed patches. This worsened after a recent visit to the up country,
where she also sustained a skin cut while gardening. She occasionally experience pain,
burning and itching on the lesions. She also reports that while on up country she had
upper respiratory infection which she managed with over the counter drugs. On Physical
exam the nurse observes patches with silver white flakes vital signs are BP-
156/88mmHg, P-87, Temp 36.5, her BMI is 32. Past medical history is hypertensive on
propranolol. She was diagnosed with psoriasis
a) Identify Six triggering factors that predisposed AZ to her new diagnosis (3mks)
b) Highlight four common body sites affected by the diagnosis made in AZ during
Physical exam (2mks)
c) Describe the pathophysiology of the diagnosis made to AZ to allay anxiety and
promote compliance of treatment (4mks)
d) Describe Four treatment modalities that are likely to be employed in this case (7mks)
e) State four Priority Nursing Diagnoses to AZ during her admission with Nursing
interventions to be employed to address (4mks)
2. a) Define acne vulgaries (2mks)

d) Describe pathophysiology of acne vulagaries (4mks)
e) Differentiate between open and closed comedones( 4mks)
f) Discuss four treatment modalities for Acne Vulgaries( 8mks)
g) Formulate four nursing diagnoses for a patient with Acne vulagaries with one
intervention (4mks)
3. Pressure injuries are found on areas of the skin that are closest to bone and have little fat
to pad them. This includes the heels, hips, elbows, ankles, the back, and shoulders. The
affected skin may feel warm, smell bad, and look swollen.
a) Define pressure injuries (1mk)
b) Highlight 6 risk factors of pressure injuries (3mks)
c) Explain various stages of pressure injuries (4mks)
d) You are required to asses’ pressure injuries using Braden Scale. Describe Braden
Scale Assessment Tool. (6mks)
e) Discuss various management modalities for pressure Injuries (6mks)
4. 1. Viral skin infections are a wide group of conditions. They can be a reaction to a virus
inside your body, or they can be an actual infection of your skin.
A. Varicella zoster virus is known to have two disease outcomes.
i) State two key differences between the two diseases (2mks)
ii) Describe the pathophysiology of herpes zoster (3mks)
iii) Highlight four diagnostic tests for Herpes Zoster Virus (2mks)
iii) State the clinical manifestation of herpes zoster (3mks)
iv) List four complications of herpes zoster (2mks)
B. Under herpes simplex

i) Differentiate between two types of Herpes simplex virus (1mk)
ii) List 4 precipitating factors of herpes simplex (2mks)
iii) Explain 5 clinical presentations of herpes simplex virus (5mks)

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ST.

CAMILLUS SCHOOL OF NURSING-TABAKA

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Differentiate between open and closed comedones (2mks)

2. a) Define acne vulgaries (2mks)

B. Under herpes simplex

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