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Mar 2024
16m 20s

Macroscopic Skin Lesions

USMLE-Rx
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Macroscopic Skin Lesions A thorough skin examination should be performed annually to assess for new or changing macroscopic skin lesions. It is critically important to be able to identify and describe normal and abnormal skin and to note your findings carefully, because a change in an existing skin lesion is the most common sign of skin cancer, including dea ... Show More
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