A patient, age 46, reports to his physician's office with urticaria with elevated lesions that are white in the center with a pale red border on hands and arms. He says, "It itches like crazy."
Which type of lesion would the nurse include in her documentation?
a.
Macules
b.
Plaques
c.
Wheals
d.
Vesicles
ANS: C
Urticaria is the term applied to the presence of wheals or hives in an allergic reaction commonly caused by drugs, food, insect bites, inhalants, emotional stress, or exposure to heat or cold. The lesions are elevated with a white center and a pale red border.
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