Medical Diagnosis Questions and
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hidradenitis suppurative - ✔✔rare, long-term skin condition that features small,
painful lumps under the skin. They typically develop where the skin rubs
together, such as the armpits, the groin, between the buttocks and under the
breasts. The lumps may break open and smell or cause tunnels under the skin.
herpes zoster (shingles) - ✔✔Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus that has
remained dormant within dorsal root ganglia, often for decades after patient's
initial exposure t varicella (chickenpox), results in herpes zoster (shingles).
complication leads to postherpectic neuralgia
tinea versicolor - ✔✔fungal infection of the skin. caused by a type of yeast that
naturally lives on your skin.
Tinea corporis - ✔✔(ringworm) is the name used for infection of the trunk, legs
or arms with a dermatophyte fungus.
candidiasis - ✔✔fungal infection caused by yeasts that belong to the genus
Candida. if in mouth, it is thrush, if in vagina, it is yeast infection. There are
many types of candida infections
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,Herpes Zoster - ✔✔viral infection that causes a painful rash.can occur anywhere
on your body, it most often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps
around either the left or the right side of your torso.
caused by the varicella-zoster virus
acne vulgaris - ✔✔common chronic skin disease involving blockage and/or
inflammation of pilosebaceous units (hair follicles and their accompanying
sebaceous gland).
acne rosacea - ✔✔chronic, incurable, adult acne-like skin affects the central
third of the face, especially the nose, and its intensity varies over time.
contact dermatitis - ✔✔allergic or irritant skin reaction caused by an external
agent.
cellulitis - ✔✔acute spreading infection of the skin with visually indistinct
borders that principally involves the dermis and subcutaneous tissue
ichtiosis - ✔✔dry, scaly skin that in some cases may resemble the scales on a
fish
atopic dermatitis - ✔✔inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry, pruritic
skin with a chronic relapsing course.
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, A child who has atopic dermatitis has recurrent secondary bacterial skin
infections. What will the provider recommend to help prevent these infections?
- ✔✔Bleach baths twice weekly
Which types of medications are associated with urticarial type rashes? -
✔✔Penicillins, Erythromycin, NSAIDs
When collecting a specimen to determine a diagnosis of tinea corporis, the
provider will scrape which portion of the lesion? - ✔✔The active, leading border
A previously healthy patient has an area of inflammation on one leg which has
well-demarcated borders and the presence of lymphangitic streaking. Based on
these symptoms, what is the initial treatment for this infection? -
✔✔Amoxicillin-clavulanate
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? - ✔✔Place an occlusive dressing over the
medication
A primary care provider is performing a Tzanck test to evaluate possible herpes
simplex lesions. To attain accurate results, the provider will - ✔✔remove the
top of the vesicles and obtain fluid from the lesions.
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Answers Exam Pack A+ Credited
hidradenitis suppurative - ✔✔rare, long-term skin condition that features small,
painful lumps under the skin. They typically develop where the skin rubs
together, such as the armpits, the groin, between the buttocks and under the
breasts. The lumps may break open and smell or cause tunnels under the skin.
herpes zoster (shingles) - ✔✔Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus that has
remained dormant within dorsal root ganglia, often for decades after patient's
initial exposure t varicella (chickenpox), results in herpes zoster (shingles).
complication leads to postherpectic neuralgia
tinea versicolor - ✔✔fungal infection of the skin. caused by a type of yeast that
naturally lives on your skin.
Tinea corporis - ✔✔(ringworm) is the name used for infection of the trunk, legs
or arms with a dermatophyte fungus.
candidiasis - ✔✔fungal infection caused by yeasts that belong to the genus
Candida. if in mouth, it is thrush, if in vagina, it is yeast infection. There are
many types of candida infections
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,Herpes Zoster - ✔✔viral infection that causes a painful rash.can occur anywhere
on your body, it most often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps
around either the left or the right side of your torso.
caused by the varicella-zoster virus
acne vulgaris - ✔✔common chronic skin disease involving blockage and/or
inflammation of pilosebaceous units (hair follicles and their accompanying
sebaceous gland).
acne rosacea - ✔✔chronic, incurable, adult acne-like skin affects the central
third of the face, especially the nose, and its intensity varies over time.
contact dermatitis - ✔✔allergic or irritant skin reaction caused by an external
agent.
cellulitis - ✔✔acute spreading infection of the skin with visually indistinct
borders that principally involves the dermis and subcutaneous tissue
ichtiosis - ✔✔dry, scaly skin that in some cases may resemble the scales on a
fish
atopic dermatitis - ✔✔inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry, pruritic
skin with a chronic relapsing course.
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, A child who has atopic dermatitis has recurrent secondary bacterial skin
infections. What will the provider recommend to help prevent these infections?
- ✔✔Bleach baths twice weekly
Which types of medications are associated with urticarial type rashes? -
✔✔Penicillins, Erythromycin, NSAIDs
When collecting a specimen to determine a diagnosis of tinea corporis, the
provider will scrape which portion of the lesion? - ✔✔The active, leading border
A previously healthy patient has an area of inflammation on one leg which has
well-demarcated borders and the presence of lymphangitic streaking. Based on
these symptoms, what is the initial treatment for this infection? -
✔✔Amoxicillin-clavulanate
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? - ✔✔Place an occlusive dressing over the
medication
A primary care provider is performing a Tzanck test to evaluate possible herpes
simplex lesions. To attain accurate results, the provider will - ✔✔remove the
top of the vesicles and obtain fluid from the lesions.
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