(solved_2023 updated) NRNP 6540 / NRNP6540 week 3 knowledge check

NRNP6540 week 3 knowledge check 1. Tinea pedis is also known as “athlete’s foot.” What is the most common presentation of athlete’s foot? 1. 2. Describe the etiology of lymphedema. 3. Cellulitis is most commonly caused by which pathogens? 4. Your 78-year-old patient comes in yearly for a skin check. She was a self-proclaimed “sun worshipper” in her younger days. She has multiple freckles over her face, arms, and back. She is concerned about a freckle on her back that seems to be getter larger. This is what you see, what is your impression? 5. List the four steps of decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) for lymphedema. Complete decongestive physiotherapy is the gold standard for lymphedema management. The four steps include below: 6. Describe the most common reason women are affected by lymphedema more than men. 7. Your patient has herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) as shown in the photo. What would your treatment plan for this patient be? 8. What is the preferred treatment of tinea infections of the skin? 9. Your 82-year-old patient comes in for a routine checkup and mentions that she is worried about a skin lesion on her back. She is concerned that it might be “cancer” because it looks ugly, warty, and is getting bigger over 5 years. You examine it and determine it to be a seborrheic keratosis. What would your differential diagnoses include? 10. Explain why diuretics are not helpful in the treatment of lymphedema.