Skin Quiz Cancer and Burns

First degree burns have blisters

• true

• false

When a patient has 3rd degree burns, it means he has burns over approximately one third of his body.

• true

• false

Most tumors that arise on the skin are benign.

• true

• false

Immediate dangers of burns include dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and circulatory shock.

• true

• false

Burns are not considered critical until over 50% of the body has second degree burns.

• true

• false

Burns are considered critical if over 10% of the body has third degree burns.

• true

• false

As we age, epidermal replacement of cells slows and our skin becomes thinner.

• true

• false

As one gets older, the subcutaneous fat layer diminishes, leading to intolerance of cold.

• true

• false

As a person ages, there is a decrease in the number of melanocytes and Langerhan cells which causes a decrease in the risk of skin cancer.

• true

• false

The rule of nines is helpful clinically in

• diagnosing skin cancer

• estimating the extent of a burn

• estimating how serious a cancer is

• preventing acne