COMPREHENSIVE NURS 6512 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ atopic dermatitis chronic. Answer: thick plaques in this stage
⩥ what differentiates atopic dermatitis vs psoriasis. Answer: the fact that
atopic dermatitis is seen on flexures
⩥ psoriasis. Answer: chronic skin condition producing red lesions
covered with silvery scales, possible pitting nails
⩥ auspitz sign, psoriasis. Answer: pinpoint bleeding from exposure of
dermal papillae when scales scraped off
⩥ Folliculitis. Answer: inflammation of hair follicles, marked by rash
with small red bumps, pustules, tenderness, and itching; common on the
neck, armpit, and groin area usually crust over as it heals
⩥ Folliculitis treatment. Answer: regular cleansing of affected area,
topical antibiotics, electric shaver instead of razor
usually can heal
,⩥ Furuncle (boil). Answer: pus-filled abscess due to infection of a hair
follicle, red hot tender, purulent
⩥ cellulitis. Answer: diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local
heat, redness, pain, and swelling not defined borders but can try to draw
a line around it usually unilaterally
⩥ tinea. Answer: infection of the skin caused by a fungus different
kinds named by areas on body, check for changes to hair, skin, nails,
scaling, erythema, and any activities that promote the growth
⩥ tinea lesion. Answer: usually annular, redness, scaling, hair loss
⩥ diagnosis tinea. Answer: skin scraping with KOH- hyphae will be
present or woods lamp
⩥ pityriasis rosea. Answer: self-limiting inflammation of unknown
cause, sudden onset of herald lesion, rash, itching, usually young adults
(spring)
classic pityriasis rosea sign. Answer: Christmas tree pattern
, ⩥
⩥ Drug Eruptions (presentation). Answer: rash that presents with
medication supplements, itching all over, rash on trunk/face/palsm/soles
of feet, may desquamate
⩥ Rosacea. Answer: Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed
areas appearing mostly on the nose and cheeks, flushing and stinging,
response to weather/emotions/alcohol/hot foods no comedomes
⩥ herpes zoster (shingles). Answer: painful eruption of vesicles that
follows a nerve root on one side of the body dermatome pattern, in a
cluster, rash with burnin
⩥ herpes simplex. Answer: Recurring viral infection that often presents
as a fever blister or cold sore.
type1 and type 2, can happen anywhere on body with crusting and
vesicles
⩥ lyme disease. Answer: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi.
"bull's eye rash" greater than 5 cm, red, circular, then diffuse red lesions
and systemic symptoms
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ atopic dermatitis chronic. Answer: thick plaques in this stage
⩥ what differentiates atopic dermatitis vs psoriasis. Answer: the fact that
atopic dermatitis is seen on flexures
⩥ psoriasis. Answer: chronic skin condition producing red lesions
covered with silvery scales, possible pitting nails
⩥ auspitz sign, psoriasis. Answer: pinpoint bleeding from exposure of
dermal papillae when scales scraped off
⩥ Folliculitis. Answer: inflammation of hair follicles, marked by rash
with small red bumps, pustules, tenderness, and itching; common on the
neck, armpit, and groin area usually crust over as it heals
⩥ Folliculitis treatment. Answer: regular cleansing of affected area,
topical antibiotics, electric shaver instead of razor
usually can heal
,⩥ Furuncle (boil). Answer: pus-filled abscess due to infection of a hair
follicle, red hot tender, purulent
⩥ cellulitis. Answer: diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local
heat, redness, pain, and swelling not defined borders but can try to draw
a line around it usually unilaterally
⩥ tinea. Answer: infection of the skin caused by a fungus different
kinds named by areas on body, check for changes to hair, skin, nails,
scaling, erythema, and any activities that promote the growth
⩥ tinea lesion. Answer: usually annular, redness, scaling, hair loss
⩥ diagnosis tinea. Answer: skin scraping with KOH- hyphae will be
present or woods lamp
⩥ pityriasis rosea. Answer: self-limiting inflammation of unknown
cause, sudden onset of herald lesion, rash, itching, usually young adults
(spring)
classic pityriasis rosea sign. Answer: Christmas tree pattern
, ⩥
⩥ Drug Eruptions (presentation). Answer: rash that presents with
medication supplements, itching all over, rash on trunk/face/palsm/soles
of feet, may desquamate
⩥ Rosacea. Answer: Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed
areas appearing mostly on the nose and cheeks, flushing and stinging,
response to weather/emotions/alcohol/hot foods no comedomes
⩥ herpes zoster (shingles). Answer: painful eruption of vesicles that
follows a nerve root on one side of the body dermatome pattern, in a
cluster, rash with burnin
⩥ herpes simplex. Answer: Recurring viral infection that often presents
as a fever blister or cold sore.
type1 and type 2, can happen anywhere on body with crusting and
vesicles
⩥ lyme disease. Answer: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi.
"bull's eye rash" greater than 5 cm, red, circular, then diffuse red lesions
and systemic symptoms
