BUTTARO SKIN DISORDERS EXAMS WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A paste preparation functions well as a
- ANSWERS-Protective barrier because it is less greasy than ointment with some drying
action.
A patient comes to the primary care office complaining of redness and swelling post
cryosurgery. You advise the patient:
- ANSWERS-That these are normal findings following cryosurgery. Bullae can also form
and can be drained if patient is uncomfortable.
A standard treatment option for nodular basal cell and invasive SCC
- ANSWERS-Electrodessication and Curettage
Acne Vulgaris
- ANSWERS-A disorder of the pilosebaceous follicles resulting in increased sebum
production, altered keratinization, inflammation, and bacterial colonization
All Types of dermatologic medications are applied in a single thin layer; thicker
applications:
- ANSWERS-Do NOT increase skin penetration or effectiveness of the medication.
An example of erosion in a ruptured:
- ANSWERS-Chickenpox vesicle
Bath soaks should have what temperature and time limit?
- ANSWERS-Lukewarm temperature and 20-30 min limit.
Bite wound management includes:
- ANSWERS-Wound irrigation and debridement, antibiotics, wounds should be left
open (unless on the face, then primary closure is preferred), encourage Tdap
Bulla (Bullae)
- ANSWERS-Large, elevated fluid-filled lesion greater than 1cm.
, Burn dressings include the use of
- ANSWERS-Sulfasilvadene (silver) cream. Avoid use on facial burns.
Burn wounds should be cleaned with ______ and debridement of what tissues should
occur?
- ANSWERS-Mild soap and water or saline
Unroofed blisters and devitalized tissues should be debrided.
Burns of these areas require immediate ED or specialist referral:
- ANSWERS-Respiratory Injury
Burns of the hands, feet, genitals, or perinatal area.
Full-thickness burns >2% of TBSA
Minor burns >10% TBSA in patients older than 50
>15% TBSA in patients 10-50 years old
Causes of Bullae formation
- ANSWERS-Partial thickness burns
Causes of Hives (Wheals)
- ANSWERS-Mosquito or bug bites, uticaria
Causes of Vesicle (Blister) formation
- ANSWERS-Chickenpox, herpes simplex
Contraindications for cryosurgery
- ANSWERS-Cold intolerance, cold urticaria, cryoglobinemia, Raynaud's disease.
Avoid vermilion border of lips, oral commissures, eyebrows, canthi, and nasal ala due
to scaring risk
Cryosurgery
- ANSWERS-The application of cold, such as nitrogen in its liquid state to produce
therapeutic tissue necrosis
Curettage indications
- ANSWERS-For soft superficial skin lesions. Seborrheic keratosis, some warts, and
molluscum, some skin cancers.
Cyst
- ANSWERS-Elevated, thick-walled lesion containing fluid or semisolid matter.
Deep Ulcer
- ANSWERS-Irregularly shaped, exudative, depressed lesion in which entire epidermis
and all or part of the dermis is lost.
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A paste preparation functions well as a
- ANSWERS-Protective barrier because it is less greasy than ointment with some drying
action.
A patient comes to the primary care office complaining of redness and swelling post
cryosurgery. You advise the patient:
- ANSWERS-That these are normal findings following cryosurgery. Bullae can also form
and can be drained if patient is uncomfortable.
A standard treatment option for nodular basal cell and invasive SCC
- ANSWERS-Electrodessication and Curettage
Acne Vulgaris
- ANSWERS-A disorder of the pilosebaceous follicles resulting in increased sebum
production, altered keratinization, inflammation, and bacterial colonization
All Types of dermatologic medications are applied in a single thin layer; thicker
applications:
- ANSWERS-Do NOT increase skin penetration or effectiveness of the medication.
An example of erosion in a ruptured:
- ANSWERS-Chickenpox vesicle
Bath soaks should have what temperature and time limit?
- ANSWERS-Lukewarm temperature and 20-30 min limit.
Bite wound management includes:
- ANSWERS-Wound irrigation and debridement, antibiotics, wounds should be left
open (unless on the face, then primary closure is preferred), encourage Tdap
Bulla (Bullae)
- ANSWERS-Large, elevated fluid-filled lesion greater than 1cm.
, Burn dressings include the use of
- ANSWERS-Sulfasilvadene (silver) cream. Avoid use on facial burns.
Burn wounds should be cleaned with ______ and debridement of what tissues should
occur?
- ANSWERS-Mild soap and water or saline
Unroofed blisters and devitalized tissues should be debrided.
Burns of these areas require immediate ED or specialist referral:
- ANSWERS-Respiratory Injury
Burns of the hands, feet, genitals, or perinatal area.
Full-thickness burns >2% of TBSA
Minor burns >10% TBSA in patients older than 50
>15% TBSA in patients 10-50 years old
Causes of Bullae formation
- ANSWERS-Partial thickness burns
Causes of Hives (Wheals)
- ANSWERS-Mosquito or bug bites, uticaria
Causes of Vesicle (Blister) formation
- ANSWERS-Chickenpox, herpes simplex
Contraindications for cryosurgery
- ANSWERS-Cold intolerance, cold urticaria, cryoglobinemia, Raynaud's disease.
Avoid vermilion border of lips, oral commissures, eyebrows, canthi, and nasal ala due
to scaring risk
Cryosurgery
- ANSWERS-The application of cold, such as nitrogen in its liquid state to produce
therapeutic tissue necrosis
Curettage indications
- ANSWERS-For soft superficial skin lesions. Seborrheic keratosis, some warts, and
molluscum, some skin cancers.
Cyst
- ANSWERS-Elevated, thick-walled lesion containing fluid or semisolid matter.
Deep Ulcer
- ANSWERS-Irregularly shaped, exudative, depressed lesion in which entire epidermis
and all or part of the dermis is lost.
