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Derm Flashcards

1
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First-line management for hyperhidrosis?

A

Topical aluminium chloride

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2
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Most accurate way of measuring TBSA for burns?

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Lund and Browder chart

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3
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Wallace’s rule of Nines

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head + neck = 9%
each arm = 9%
each anterior leg = 9%
each posterior leg = 9%
anterior abdomen = 9%
posterior abdomen = 9%

Note: not accurate > 15% TBSA

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4
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TBSA of palmar surface?

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1%

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5
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When would you refer burns to secondary care? (6)

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  • all deep dermal and full-thickness burns.
  • superficial dermal burns of more than 3% TBSA in adults, or more than 2% TBSA in children
  • superficial dermal burns involving the face, hands, feet, perineum, genitalia, or any flexure, or circumferential burns of the limbs, torso, or neck
  • any inhalation injury
  • any electrical or chemical burn injury
  • suspicion of non-accidental injury
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6
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Which rash is commonly associated with HSV?

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Erythema multiforme

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7
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Which drugs cause erythema multiforme?

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penicillin
sulphonamides
carbamazepine
allopurinol
NSAIDs
oral contraceptive pill
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8
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Which drug can exacerbate psoriasis?

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Lithium

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9
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Initial management of actinic keratoses?

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Topical fluorouracil cream

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10
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Strep throat then rash 2-4 weeks later?

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Guttate psoriasis

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11
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Appearance of pityriasis rosea v. guttate psoriasis?

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PR –> herald-patch then fir tree, erythematous + scaly lesions

GP –> ‘tear drop’ papules on trunk + limbs

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12
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When should IV fluids be given for burns?

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Second/third degree > 15% (superficial dermal + partial thickness or more)

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13
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Eczema herpeticum - management

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Hospital for IV acyclovir

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14
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Lichenoid drug eruptions caused by?

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gold
quinine
thiazides

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15
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Lichen planus - initial management?

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Topical steroids

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16
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Seborrheic dermatitis - first-line management?

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OTC preparations containing zinc pyrithione + tar

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17
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Rash - hypopigmented and more obvious after sun tanning

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Pityriasis versicolor

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18
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Formula to calculate volume of IV fluids needed in first 24 hour in burns?

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Parkland formula

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19
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Skin manifestations of SLE

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photosensitive ‘butterfly’ rash
discoid lupus
alopecia
livedo reticularis: net-like rash

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20
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Well-demarcated patch marks of hair loss in younger woman with peripheral “exclamation point” short broken hairs

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Alopecia areata

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21
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Lesion initially a smooth dome-shaped papule –> rapidly grows to become a crater centrally-filled with keratin

Diagnosis?

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Keratoacanthoma

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22
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Lichen sclerosus - initial management

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topical clobetasol propionate

23
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Sounds like acne but wrong age group

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Acne rosacea

24
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Acne rosacea, mild/moderate - management?

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Topical metronidazole

25
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Acne rosacea, severe/resistant - management?

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Oral tetracycline

26
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Bullous pemphigoid - management?

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Oral corticosteroids

27
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Squamous cell carcinoma in an area with chronic inflammation?

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Marjolin’s ulcer

28
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Which derm cancer has increased risk in immunocompromised?

29
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Young girl (17) with lanugo - common cause?

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Malnutrition

30
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Burns –> haematemesis + Shock

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Curling’s ulcer

31
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Severe hirsutism - management?

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co-cyprindiol

32
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Erythema multiforme + mucosal involvement?

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Erythema multiforme major

33
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What are the skin appendages?

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Hair follicle, sebaceous gland, apocrine / eccrine sweat glands, nail

34
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What comprises the pilosebaceous unit?

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Hair follicle, sebaceous gland, arrector pili muscle

35
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What cells are found in the epidermis?

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Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, Merkel cells

36
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Psoriasis is unresponsive to conventional treatment - next step of management?

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Topical retinoids

37
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Causes of onycholysis

A 
Skin disease
Systemic disease
Infection
Trauma
Idiopathic
38
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What is koilonychia?

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Spooning of nails, seen in IDA

39
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Which drug can cause generalised alopecia?

40
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What type of HS is contact dermatitis?

41
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Causes of pyoderma gangrenosum?

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UC + Crohn’s
RA
Idiopathic

42
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Management of pyoderma gangrenosum?

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High dose steroids

Non-adherent dressings

43
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What condition is associated with lupus pernio?

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Sarcoidosis

44
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What is pellagra?

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From deficiency of B3 (niacin/nicotinic acid)

Dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia

45
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‘apple jelly’ nodules

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lupus vulgaris

cutaneous manifestation of TB

46
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Cause of molluscum contagiosum?

47
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Buzzwords - violaceous, polygonal, popular eruption on flexor aspects

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Lichen planus

48
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Function of Apo C-II?

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Co-factor of lipoprotein lipase

49
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Function of lipoprotein lipase?

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Hydrolyses triglyceride in chylomicrons and VLDLs

50
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Consequence of apo C-II deficiency?

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elevated chylomicrons and VLDL

51
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Bullous pemphigoid affects:

desmosome
hemidesmosome
zonula occludens
zonula adherens
gap junction
A

hemidesmosome

52
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Pemphigus vulgaris affects:

desmosome
hemidesmosome
zonula occludens
zonula adherens
gap junction
53
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Erythematous rash on face + telangiectasia?

A

Pityriasis rosea

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