Module 2A: Dermatology Practice Exam 1-70 (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
1. A primary care provider is performing a Tzanck test to evaluate possible
herpes simplex lesions. To attain accurate results, the provider will
perform what intervention?
d. Remove the top of the vesicles and obtain fluid from the lesions.
2. When examining a patient’s skin, a practitioner uses dermoscopy for
what purpose? (Select all that apply.)
b. Assessing changes in pigmentation throughout various lesions
c. Determining whether lesion borders are regular or irregular
e. Visualizing skin fissures, hair follicles, and pores in lesions
1. When recommending an over-the-counter topical medication to treat a
dermatologic condition, which instruction to the patient is important to
enhance absorption of the drug?
,b. A solution spray preparation will be more effective on hairy areas.
2. A provider is prescribing a topical dermatologic medication for a
patient who has open lesions on a hairy area of the body. Which vehicle
type will the provider choose when prescribing this medication?
b.Gel
3. An adult patient has been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and
seborrheic dermatitis with lesions on the forehead and along the scalp
line. Which is correct when prescribing a corticosteroid medication to
treat this condition?
a. Initiate treatment with 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide.
1. During a total body skin examination for skin cancer, the provider notes
a raised, shiny, slightly pigmented lesion on the patient’s nose. What will
the provider do?
c. Refer the patient for possible electrodessication and curettage.
1. What is the initial approach when obtaining a biopsy of a potential
malignant melanoma lesion?
a. Excisional biopsy
1. A patient has acne and the provider notes lesions on half of the face,
some nodules, and two scarred areas. Which treatment will be
prescribed?
c. Topical benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin
1. A provider is considering an oral contraceptive medication to treat acne
in an adolescent female. Which is an important consideration when
prescribing this drug?
d. Yaz, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, and Estrostep, are approved for acne
treatment.
, 3. A female patient is diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa and has
multiple areas of swelling, pain, and erythema, along with several
abscesses in the right femoral area. When counseling the patient about
this disorder, the practitioner will include which information?
b. It is often progressive with relapses and permanent scarring.
1. When counseling a patient with rosacea about management of this
condition, the provider may recommend (Select all that apply.)
c. avoiding oil-based products.
d. eliminating spicy foods.
f. using topical antibiotics.
2. Which medications may be used as part of the treatment for a patient
with hidradenitis suppurativa? (Select all that apply.)
b. Erythromycin
c. Infliximab
d. Isotretinoin
e. Prednisone
1. A young adult has been bitten by a dog resulting in several puncture
wounds near the thumb of one hand but can move all fingers and the
bleeding has stopped. What understanding regarding dog bites should
direct the care of this patient?
c. Neurovascular and destructive soft tissue injuries can occur from such
a bite.
2. A patient has sustained a human bite on the hand during a fist fight.
Which is especially concerning with this type of bite injury?
b. Potential septic arthritis or osteomyelitis
1. Which type of bite is generally closed by delayed primary closure?
(Select all that apply.)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
1. A primary care provider is performing a Tzanck test to evaluate possible
herpes simplex lesions. To attain accurate results, the provider will
perform what intervention?
d. Remove the top of the vesicles and obtain fluid from the lesions.
2. When examining a patient’s skin, a practitioner uses dermoscopy for
what purpose? (Select all that apply.)
b. Assessing changes in pigmentation throughout various lesions
c. Determining whether lesion borders are regular or irregular
e. Visualizing skin fissures, hair follicles, and pores in lesions
1. When recommending an over-the-counter topical medication to treat a
dermatologic condition, which instruction to the patient is important to
enhance absorption of the drug?
,b. A solution spray preparation will be more effective on hairy areas.
2. A provider is prescribing a topical dermatologic medication for a
patient who has open lesions on a hairy area of the body. Which vehicle
type will the provider choose when prescribing this medication?
b.Gel
3. An adult patient has been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and
seborrheic dermatitis with lesions on the forehead and along the scalp
line. Which is correct when prescribing a corticosteroid medication to
treat this condition?
a. Initiate treatment with 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide.
1. During a total body skin examination for skin cancer, the provider notes
a raised, shiny, slightly pigmented lesion on the patient’s nose. What will
the provider do?
c. Refer the patient for possible electrodessication and curettage.
1. What is the initial approach when obtaining a biopsy of a potential
malignant melanoma lesion?
a. Excisional biopsy
1. A patient has acne and the provider notes lesions on half of the face,
some nodules, and two scarred areas. Which treatment will be
prescribed?
c. Topical benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin
1. A provider is considering an oral contraceptive medication to treat acne
in an adolescent female. Which is an important consideration when
prescribing this drug?
d. Yaz, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, and Estrostep, are approved for acne
treatment.
, 3. A female patient is diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa and has
multiple areas of swelling, pain, and erythema, along with several
abscesses in the right femoral area. When counseling the patient about
this disorder, the practitioner will include which information?
b. It is often progressive with relapses and permanent scarring.
1. When counseling a patient with rosacea about management of this
condition, the provider may recommend (Select all that apply.)
c. avoiding oil-based products.
d. eliminating spicy foods.
f. using topical antibiotics.
2. Which medications may be used as part of the treatment for a patient
with hidradenitis suppurativa? (Select all that apply.)
b. Erythromycin
c. Infliximab
d. Isotretinoin
e. Prednisone
1. A young adult has been bitten by a dog resulting in several puncture
wounds near the thumb of one hand but can move all fingers and the
bleeding has stopped. What understanding regarding dog bites should
direct the care of this patient?
c. Neurovascular and destructive soft tissue injuries can occur from such
a bite.
2. A patient has sustained a human bite on the hand during a fist fight.
Which is especially concerning with this type of bite injury?
b. Potential septic arthritis or osteomyelitis
1. Which type of bite is generally closed by delayed primary closure?
(Select all that apply.)
