Be able to describe each of the following primary skin lesions: macule, patch, papule, plaque, nodule, tumor wheal, vesicle, bulla, pustule, cyst, telangiectasia

Be able to describe each of the following secondary skin lesions: scale, crust, lichenificaiton, scar, keloid, excoriation, fissure, erosion, ulcer, atrophy.

Be able to describe each of the vascular lesions: petechiae, purpura, ecchymoses, spider angioma, venous star, cherry hemangioma. Understand the mechanisms behind the development of petechiae and purpura.

Understand the significance of the typographical arrangement of skin lesions, and be able to describe important patterns.

What is a diascopy and how is it useful in dermatologic diagnosis?

Understand how chemical staining and microscopic examination of skin scraping can aid in dermatologic diagnosis.

Describe the common reaction patterns in dermatology and associate these patterns with the conditions that are associated with each pattern.

Know the appearance of common skin cancers, including basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma.

Understand the significance of a sudden appearance of multiple seborrheic keratoses over the chest and back.