NR511 Midterm Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

NR511 Midterm Exam Questions with Complete Solutions High specificity -Answer-high percentage of healthy individuals will show a normal result Low specificity -Answer--getting a positive result when it i not present -a high number of false-positives- meaning that a healthy person has a disease when they actually do not Sensitivity -Answer-the proportion of true positives out of all patients with a designated condition If a diagnostic study has a high specificity: -Answer-then a high % of health individuals will show a normal result If a diagnostic study has a high sensitivity: -Answer-then a high percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal result Part A medicare covers: -Answer-inpatient hospital stay; skilled nursing care; hospice; and home care Part B medicare covers: -Answer-outpatient services; provider visits; surgery; lab tests; medical equipment; and preventive exams Part C medicare covers: -Answer-vision exams, hearing exams, eye glasses, and hearing aids Part D medicare covers: -Answer-prescription drugs Tinea vesicolor -Answer-flat to slightly elevated brown papules and plaques that scale when they are rubbed along with areas of hypopigmentation;prurtis; most commonly found on trunk and shoulders Balantitis -Answer-candidiasis in the glans of the penis Tinea corporis -Answer-Annual lesions with scaly borders and central clearing on the trunk; has ring-shaped lesions (ring worm) with scaly borders and central clearing or scaly patches with distinct borders on exposed skin surfaces or on the trunk. Tinea pedis -Answer-athletes foot-feet and between toes Tinea cruis -Answer-jock-itch in groin area Tinea unguium -Answer-white or yellow nail discoloration, thickening of the nail and separation of the nail from the nail bed (most common in toe nails) Cellulitis -Answer-spreading infection of the epidermis and subcutaneous tissues that usually begins after a break in the skin Folliculitis -Answer-bacterial infection of the hair follicle (think papules) Impetigo -Answer--highly contagious -symptoms may be burning and itching with lymphadenopathy Epidermal inclusion cyst -Answer-history of cyst on the same site for months to years, may have cheesy white discharge with strong odor when expressed Cholinergic urticaria -Answer-hives or wheels that are pruritic and occur on the trunk and arms following exercise, anxiety, elevated body temperature, or hot baths/showers *treat with antihistamine Atopic dermatitis -Answer-extremely low threshold for pruritus and the "itch" often appears before the rash -cardinal sign is severe pruritus Herpes simplex -Answer-Symptoms include: -blistering sores -itching -pain during urination (during genital outbreak) -fever -headache -tiredness -lack of appetite Goal of treatment for herpes simplex -Answer-suppress virus Herpes zoster -Answer--caused by varicella-zoster and is characterized by a painful rash with blisters -rash is unilateral along dermatome -begins as erythema then changes to papular lesions that rapidly form into vesicles First line of treatment for acne -Answer-Benzoyl peroxide Who would be good candidates for oral abx treatment for acne? -Answer--those at risks for pigmentation changes or scarring -nodulocystic acne -those who need quick relief from inflammatory acne