Pediatric /
Nurse
/ /
Practitioner Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
A //15-year-
old /
/female /
/presents /
/to //her //regular //doctor //with //concerns //over //acne. //Upon //inspection, //she //has //more //than //10
//cyst-
like, /
/erythematous /
/lesions, /
/approximately /
/40 /
/open /
/and /
/closed /
/comedones, //and //no //scarring. //Up //to //this //point, //she //has //been //using //a //sensitive //skin //face
//wash //2-3 //times //daily //and //applying //a //non-
comedogenic //makeup //once //daily. //What //would //be //the //best //next //step?
A. //Reassurance //and //discontinue //makeup //use //due //to //risk //of //exacerbation //
B. //Start //a //topical //benzoyl //peroxide //
C. //Prescribe //oral //minocycline //
D. /
/Start //
a/
/topical /
/retinoid //
+/
/benzoyl /
/peroxide //
,+/
/oral /
/antibiotic //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Start //a //topical //retinoid //+ //benzoyl //peroxide //+ //oral //antibiotic
Medication /
/for /
/treatment /
/of /
/acne /
/should /
/be /
/effective /
/but /
/limited /
/in /
/order /
/to /
/avoid /
/unnecessary /
/adverse /
/effects. /
/Treatment /
/is /
/directed /
/at /
/modification /
/of /
/one /
/or /
/more /
/of /
/four /
/primary /
/factors /
/that /
/promote /
, /the /
/development /
/of /
/acne. /
/These /
/factors /
/include /
/follicular /
/hyperproliferation /
/and /
/abnormal /
/desquamation; /
/increased /
/sebum /
/production; /
/Proionbacterium /
/acnes /
/proliferation; /
/and /
/inammation. /
/Therapies /
/include //topical //retinoids, //azelaic //acid, //salicylic //acid, //hormonal //therapy, //benzoyl //peroxide,
//topical /
/and /
/oral /
/antibiotics, /
/and /
/oral /
/isotretinoin. /
/The /
/patient /
/described /
/in /
/this /
/case /
/has /
/moderate /
/acne. /
Nurse
/ /
Practitioner Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
A //15-year-
old /
/female /
/presents /
/to //her //regular //doctor //with //concerns //over //acne. //Upon //inspection, //she //has //more //than //10
//cyst-
like, /
/erythematous /
/lesions, /
/approximately /
/40 /
/open /
/and /
/closed /
/comedones, //and //no //scarring. //Up //to //this //point, //she //has //been //using //a //sensitive //skin //face
//wash //2-3 //times //daily //and //applying //a //non-
comedogenic //makeup //once //daily. //What //would //be //the //best //next //step?
A. //Reassurance //and //discontinue //makeup //use //due //to //risk //of //exacerbation //
B. //Start //a //topical //benzoyl //peroxide //
C. //Prescribe //oral //minocycline //
D. /
/Start //
a/
/topical /
/retinoid //
+/
/benzoyl /
/peroxide //
,+/
/oral /
/antibiotic //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //Start //a //topical //retinoid //+ //benzoyl //peroxide //+ //oral //antibiotic
Medication /
/for /
/treatment /
/of /
/acne /
/should /
/be /
/effective /
/but /
/limited /
/in /
/order /
/to /
/avoid /
/unnecessary /
/adverse /
/effects. /
/Treatment /
/is /
/directed /
/at /
/modification /
/of /
/one /
/or /
/more /
/of /
/four /
/primary /
/factors /
/that /
/promote /
, /the /
/development /
/of /
/acne. /
/These /
/factors /
/include /
/follicular /
/hyperproliferation /
/and /
/abnormal /
/desquamation; /
/increased /
/sebum /
/production; /
/Proionbacterium /
/acnes /
/proliferation; /
/and /
/inammation. /
/Therapies /
/include //topical //retinoids, //azelaic //acid, //salicylic //acid, //hormonal //therapy, //benzoyl //peroxide,
//topical /
/and /
/oral /
/antibiotics, /
/and /
/oral /
/isotretinoin. /
/The /
/patient /
/described /
/in /
/this /
/case /
/has /
/moderate /
/acne. /
