The nurse has assessed a flat, nonpalpable change in the skin color on a patient's back. What characteristic identifies this skin color change as a macule?
1. smaller than 1 cm, with a circumscribed border
2. larger than 1 cm with an irregular border
3. smaller than 0.5 cm
4. group of lesions larger than 0.5 cm.
Correct Answer: 1
Macules are smaller than 1 cm, with a circumscribed border. Patches are larger than 1 cm and may have irregular borders. Papules are smaller than 0.5 cm. Plaques are groups of papules that form lesions larger than 0.5 cm.
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Acid and base content influence the __________ of body fluid
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word