Derm Allergy, Atopy

Question 1

What are Primary, Delayed Primary, Secondary wound healing?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What are the stages of Wound healing?

Answer 2

Hemostais
Inflammation
Granulation/prolif
Remodeling/maturation

Question 3

What are the disorders of Wound healing?

Answer 3

External:
Internal: Keloid(thick scars, EDS(thin scars)

Question 4

Waht are the traits of Atopic Dermatitis?

Answer 4

Chronic Pruritic inflammatory skin disease w/ range of severity. in flexural areas of neck, extremities

Question 5

What is the Tx of Atopic Dermatitis?

Answer 5

Moisturizers and petrolatum

Question 6

What are the traits of Pityriasis Alba?

Answer 6

Variant of Atopic Dermatitis

Hypopigmentation in darker skinned

Question 7

What are the Traits of Allergic Contact dermatitis?

Answer 7

Type 4 HSR

Rhus most common

Question 8

What is the Tx of Allergic Contact Dermatitis?

Answer 8

Topical Steroids, oral H1 blockers

Question 9

What are urticaria?

Answer 9

Hives. Vascualr rxn of the skin char by wheals surrounded by a red halo/flare ITCHY

Question 10

What is Angioedema?

Answer 10

Same mechanism as Urticaria, but deeper. Doesn’t itch. Most common on face extremity. WILL blanch w/pressure

Question 11

What is Dermatographism?

Answer 11

Sharply localized edema or wheal sec/min after skin is rubbed

Question 12

What is the Path of immuno Urticaria?

Answer 12

Antigen binds to IgE on mast cell surface => degranulation

Question 13

What is the Path of non- immuno Urticaria?

Answer 13

Not IgE dependent

Question 14

What meds can cause Urticaria?

Answer 14

Penicillins (IgE mediated)

Aspirin

Question 15

What is the tx of Anaphylaxis?

Answer 15

Epinephrine, IV Fluids and O2

Question 16

What are the traits of Hereditary Angioedema?

Answer 16

ACE-I(-pril), ARB (-artan)

Doesnt respond to Anaphylaxis Tx