Ch 65

Question 1

General term that refers to an inflammation of the skin

Answer 1

Dermatitis

Question 2

Medical management of dermatitis
SATA

Answer 2

Remove substance causing reaction by flushing with COOL water
Topical lotions: calamine
Systemic drugs: diphenhydramine (Benadryl) & cypriheptadine (Periactin)
Moisturizing creams w lanolin to restore lubrication
OTC meds

Question 3

Reducing itching with dermatitis
SATA (5)

Answer 3

Keep nails short and clean
Use light cotton bedding and clothing
Wear white cotton gloves during sleep
Avoid regular soap for bathing, use hypoallergenic or glycerin soap
Use tepid water, pat don’t rub to dry

Question 4

Meds for acne vulgaris

Answer 4

Retin A- reduces recurrences
Tazarotene (tazorac)
Isoretinoin (accutane)

Question 5

Inflammatory disorder that affects the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

Answer 5

Acne vulgaris

Question 6

Method of removing surface layers of scarred skin

Answer 6

Dermabrasion

Question 7

Chronic skin disorder that manifests in a variety of ways, is generally characterized as rosy appearance

Answer 7

Rosacea

Question 8

What is hypothesized to cause rosacea

Answer 8

H. Pylori
Mite infestation

Question 9

Triggers for rosacea

Answer 9

Hot beverages
Spicy food
Alcohol

Question 10

Condition which facial capillaries and arterioles become chronically dilated with a spidery appearance, appearing as visible linear streaks on the skin

Answer 10

Telangiectases

Question 11

Condition which the Nose becomes permanently enlarged, red, nodular and bulbous

Answer 11

Rhinophyma

Question 12

Treatment for rosacea

Answer 12

Minimize symptoms
Promote a more acceptable appearance
Initially treated with oral antibiotics minocycline (Minocin), a tetracycline, or erythromycin (Ilosone)- a macrolide to subdue the associated inflammation

Question 13

A boil

Answer 13

Furuncle

Question 14

Refers to having multiple furuncles

Answer 14

Furunclosis

Question 15

A furuncle from which pus drains (staph is a common cause)

Answer 15

Carbuncle

Question 16

Furuncles may appear anywhere but especially _

Answer 16

Around neck, axillary, & groin regions

Question 17

Plaque psoriasis =

Answer 17

Erythema with silvery scales

Question 18

Chronic, NONINFECTIOUS inflammatory disorder if the skin that affects both men and women

Answer 18

Plaque psoriasis

Question 19

Silvery scales are usually seen on the surfaces of

Answer 19

Elbows, knees, trunk & scalp

Question 20

Treatment of psoriasis (has no cure)

Answer 20

Topical agents such as coal tar extract, corticosteroids, or anthralin

Question 21

A distillate of CRUDE COAL TAR, applied to thick plaques, tends to irritate unaffected areas

Answer 21

Anthralin

Question 22

Vitamin D (sunlight) has been proved beneficial for

Answer 22

Psoriasis

Question 23

Combination of UV light therapy and a photosensitizing psoralen drug such as methoxsalen (Oxsoralen-ultra) is used for severe, disabling psoriasis that does not respond to other methods of treatment

Answer 23

Photochemotherapy

Question 24

Short wavy brownish black lines

Answer 24

Scabies

Question 25

Chemicals that destroy mites
Can cause seizures down the road

Answer 25

Scabicides (lindane-cream or lotion

Question 26

(Tinea) superficial FUNGAL infections
(Ringworm, athletes food, jock itch)

Answer 26

Dermatophytoses

Question 27

(Tinea) a parasitic fungi that invade the skin, scalp and nails

Answer 27

Dermatophytes

Question 28

Tinea pedis
Tinea capitis
Tinea corporis
Tinea cruris

Answer 28

Feet
Head
Body
Groin

Question 29

Light used when lesions are scraped, affected areas fluoresce a green yellow color for tinea capitis

Answer 29

Woods light

Question 30

Treatment of tinea pedis

Answer 30

Topical antifungal agents (benzoic & salicylic acid ointment)
Oral griseofluvin (Grisactin) a systemic antifungal agent