Dermatology Conditions and Treatments
Overview UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acne - CORRECT ANSWER - Teenagers retinoids, topical peroxide, Topical abx clinda,
Oral Aldactone only in females, Combined estrogen and progestin, Oral abx: Doxy, Monicycline,
Erythromycin, Bactrim
Rosacea - CORRECT ANSWER - Middle aged adults
Primary lesions - CORRECT ANSWER - Herpes initial tingle, vesicles
Secondary lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruptured vesicles, healing
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER - Raised
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat
Encapsulated - CORRECT ANSWER - Cyst, is encapsulated
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - Not encapsulated
Vesicles - CORRECT ANSWER - Bulla
Non blanchable - CORRECT ANSWER - Purpura
Clustered, smooth circumscribed - CORRECT ANSWER - Wheel
, Streaks vesicular lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Photodermatitis - linear, herpes zoster
rash, always unilateral
Cluster - CORRECT ANSWER - Vesicles
Rubella - CORRECT ANSWER - Scattered all over body
Blending - CORRECT ANSWER - Confluent or coalescent rash clumped together
Annular - CORRECT ANSWER - Bullseye - Lyme Disease
Annular red, white and blue lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Brown recluse spider bite
Actinic keratosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Can turn in squamous cell carcinoma - on
hands, scaly rough, treat with cryo causes hypopigmentation is PERMANENT, 5FU 5%,
imiquimod cream good for AK and genital warts - side effect - skin will be very inflamed, topical
diclofenac gel
Basal Cell Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER - White pearly, nodular firm fixed, De
Novo - new evolving lesión
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Red, ulcerated, looks like it would be
painful, has greater metastatic risk, punch or shave biopsy - apply silver nitrate after
Malignant Melanoma - CORRECT ANSWER - ABCDE pneumonic - If 2 or more features
from the ABCDE are present - do biopsy, Asymmetric, irregular Border, Color not uniform red
brown, Diameter is >6mm, Evolving - changing, growing
Psoriasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Steroid
Overview UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acne - CORRECT ANSWER - Teenagers retinoids, topical peroxide, Topical abx clinda,
Oral Aldactone only in females, Combined estrogen and progestin, Oral abx: Doxy, Monicycline,
Erythromycin, Bactrim
Rosacea - CORRECT ANSWER - Middle aged adults
Primary lesions - CORRECT ANSWER - Herpes initial tingle, vesicles
Secondary lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruptured vesicles, healing
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER - Raised
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat
Encapsulated - CORRECT ANSWER - Cyst, is encapsulated
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - Not encapsulated
Vesicles - CORRECT ANSWER - Bulla
Non blanchable - CORRECT ANSWER - Purpura
Clustered, smooth circumscribed - CORRECT ANSWER - Wheel
, Streaks vesicular lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Photodermatitis - linear, herpes zoster
rash, always unilateral
Cluster - CORRECT ANSWER - Vesicles
Rubella - CORRECT ANSWER - Scattered all over body
Blending - CORRECT ANSWER - Confluent or coalescent rash clumped together
Annular - CORRECT ANSWER - Bullseye - Lyme Disease
Annular red, white and blue lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - Brown recluse spider bite
Actinic keratosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Can turn in squamous cell carcinoma - on
hands, scaly rough, treat with cryo causes hypopigmentation is PERMANENT, 5FU 5%,
imiquimod cream good for AK and genital warts - side effect - skin will be very inflamed, topical
diclofenac gel
Basal Cell Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER - White pearly, nodular firm fixed, De
Novo - new evolving lesión
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Red, ulcerated, looks like it would be
painful, has greater metastatic risk, punch or shave biopsy - apply silver nitrate after
Malignant Melanoma - CORRECT ANSWER - ABCDE pneumonic - If 2 or more features
from the ABCDE are present - do biopsy, Asymmetric, irregular Border, Color not uniform red
brown, Diameter is >6mm, Evolving - changing, growing
Psoriasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Steroid
