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What are the signs you would want to assess for meningitis
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Kernig sign ||\\//||




Brudzinski sign ||\\//||




head lice ||\\//||




pediculosis capitis ||\\//||




children spread lice easily because ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




they share clothing items and they are closed borders
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Assessing for scabies you are looking for ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




vesicles on the skin line are liner and they are between fingers and toes are the popular area
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Assessing for skin cancer ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




skin color changes ||\\//|| ||\\//||




looking at moles ||\\//|| ||\\//||




shape changes of ||\\//|| ||\\//||




itching or burning ||\\//|| ||\\//||




looking for discoloration of a mole that was previously normal ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Methotrexate treats ||\\//||




rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chrons disease (auto immune disease) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




can cause thrombocytopenia
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If a patient comes in and says they had a bee sting you would want to
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assess if they have one previously and what was the reaction
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, herpes zoster (shingles) ||\\//|| ||\\//||




vesicles that are along the nerve line ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




thorax, face, stomach and back ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Antivirals like acyclovir ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Acyclovir (Zovirax) ||\\//||




Antiviral the earlier it is started the better to prevent the disease from spreading ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




10-14 days after starting the medication the patient should start feeling better
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Skin cancer assessment findings ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




large discoloration moles are red flags ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




itching

Nevi

mole
sore that will not heal ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A fatty tumor is called a(n):
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lipoma

Are lipoma dangerous or concerning ?
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not dangerous , benign , need to be monitored
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Acute cellulitis ||\\//||




infection of skin tissue ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




N/I: warm compresses are okay and cold compresses are contraindicated
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antibiotics and analgesics for the treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




blood culture because it can turn into sepsis ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Scabies areas ||\\//||




fingers, hands, arm folds, groin liner lines ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




If you have 2 y/o patient with lice what would you teach the parent
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to use Vaseline so the lice don't crawl on the hair
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if a patient has open sores, fissure, and severe pruritus on the foot can indicate
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