623 ADULT - DERM SYSTEM NP CERTIFICATION, FITZGERALD. EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

623 ADULT - DERM SYSTEM NP
CERTIFICATION, FITZGERALD. EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Confluent or coalescent - ANS what are multiple lesions blending together called?



macule - ANS what are flat discoloration less than 1 cm in diameter called?



wheal - ANS what are circumscribed areas of skin edema called?



fissure - ANS what are narrow linear cracks into epidermis, exposing dermis called?



pustules - ANS what are vesicle-like lesions with purulent content called?



patch - ANS what are flat discoloration greater than 1cm in diameter called?



plaque - ANS what are raised lesions, larger than 1cm, may be same or different color from
the surrounding skin called?



reticular - ANS what are netlike clusters called?



ulcer - ANS what is loss of epidermis and dermis called?




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,atrophy - ANS what is loss of skin markings and full skin thickness called?



lichenification - ANS what is skin thickening usually found over pruritic or friction areas
called?



annular - ANS what is in a ring formation called?



b. 2 - ANS how many grams of a topical cream or ointment are needed for a single
application to the hands?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4



c. 3 - ANS how many grams of a topical cream or ointment are needed for a single
application to an arm?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4



b. 30-60 - ANS how many grams of a topical cream or ointment are needed for a single
application to the entire body?
a. 10-30
b. 30-60
c. 60-90
d. 90-120



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,c. face - ANS you write a rx for a topical agent and anticipate the greatest rate of absorption
when it is applied to the:
a. palms of the hands
b. soles of the feet
c. face
d. abdomen



d. ointment - ANS you rx a topical medication and want it to have maximum absorption, so
you choose:
a. gel
b. lotion
c. cream
d. ointment



c. a vasoconstrictor - ANS one of the mechanisms of action of a topical corticosteroid
preparation is as:
a. an antimitotic
b. an exfoliant
c. a vasoconstrictor
d. a humectant



b. and cover with an occlusive dressing - ANS to enhance the potency of a topical
corticosteroid, the prescriber recommends that the pt apply the preparation:
a. to dry skin by gentle rubbing
b. and cover with an occlusive dressing
c. before bathing
d. with an emollient



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, c. hydrocortisone 2.5% - ANS which of the following is the least potent topical
corticosteroid?
a. betamethasome dipropionate 0.1% (diprosone)
b. clobetasol propionate 0.05% (cormax)
c. hydrocortisone 2.5%
d. fluocinonide 0.05% (lidex)



b. clobetasol propionate 0.05% (cormax) - ANS which of the following is a super high potent
topical corticosteroid?
a. betamethasome dipropionate 0.1% (diprosone)
b. clobetasol propionate 0.05% (cormax)
c. hydrocortisone 2.5%
d. fluocinonide 0.05% (lidex)



d. fluocinonide 0.05% (lidex) - ANS which of the following is a high potency topical
corticosteroid?
a. betamethasome dipropionate 0.1% (diprosone)
b. clobetasol propionate 0.05% (cormax)
c. hydrocortisone 2.5%
d. fluocinonide 0.05% (lidex)



c. blocking activity at histamine receptor sites - ANS antihistamines exhibit therapeutic effect
by:
a. inactivating circulating histamine
b. preventing the production of histamine
c. blocking activity at histamine receptor sites
d. acting as a procholinergic agent



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