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Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of skin rashes. You have noted a 3-cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example of a: {Ans: plaque}While examining the breasts of a 53-year-old woman, you detect a nontender, fixed, 2-cm hard mass beneath the left areola, associated with prominent veins. The mass should be further evaluated: {Ans: by a surgeon as soon as possible.}The amplitude of pulses is recorded on a(n): {Ans: numerical scale of 0 to 4.}When palpating joints in a musculoskeletal exam, crepitus indicates: {Ans: Roughened articular cartilages}Describe where on the body and when in the cardiac cycle you are most likely to auscultate a murmur caused by mitral valve prolapse. {Ans: mitral valve prolapse usually occur in late systole just after a mid systolic click They are best heard at the apex of the heart and the left lower sternal border when the patient is lying supine with legs raised or sitting up}Osteomylitis most commonly results from trauma to a surrounding area such as a fish hook being removed from a foot ? (T/F) {Ans: True}If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion