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DERMATOLOGY Flashcards

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A WOMAN IS AT THE DERMATOLOGIST FOR EVALUATION OF A SUSPICIOUS MOLE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS IS INCORRECT?

APPEARANCE
BORDER
COLOR
DIAMETER

A

APPEARANCE

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WHAT TYPE OF PATHOGEN IS RINGWORM (TINEA) ?

A

FUNGUS

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CONTAGIOUS SKIN CONDITION?

PSORIASIS
IMPETIGO
CELLULITIS
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

A

IMPETIGO

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CHLAMYDIA IS MOST PREVALENT IN INDIVIDUALS

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YOUNGER THAN 20 YEARS OLD

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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ANTIHISTAMINES MAY CAUSE A PERSON TO ?

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BECOME DROWSY AND FALL ASLEEP EASILY

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A 37 YEAR OLD MALE HAS HERPES ZOSTER. THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED AN ANTI VIRAL. WHAT IS THE DRUG PRESCRIPTION?

A

VALACYCLOVIR

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A 32 YEAR OLD FEMALE HAS A VAGINAL YEAST INFECTION. THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBES AN ANTIFUNGAL ANTIBIOTIC, WHAT IS THE DRUG RX?

A

FLUCONAZOLE

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A 55 YEAR OLD FEMALE IS TAKING LAMISIL (LAMOTRIGINE) WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

A

FUNGAL INFECTION

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THE ALLERGIC REACTION IS MEDIATED PRIMARILY BY

A

HISTAMINES

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THE TUBERCULIN TEST (PPD SKIN TEST, Mantoux test) IS ROUTINELY USED IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT?

A

RECURRENT SEASONAL ALLERGIES

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A POTENTIAL MAJOR COMPLICATION OF SKIN ALLERGY TESTING IS

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ANAPHYLAXIS

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT USED TO ASSESS IMMUNE FUNCTIONS IN A SKIN TEST?

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HBV

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HERPES VIRUS TESTING IS PERFORMED ON

A. PREG WOMEN WHO WILL DELIVER VAGINALLY IN NEXT 6-8 WEEKS

B. PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED INITIAL GENITAL INFECTION

C. IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS WITH FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

A

ALL OF THE ABOVE

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STD CULTURE IS INDICATED IN ALL EXCEPT

A. VAGINAL OR PENILE DISCHARGE
B. URETHRITIS
C. BACTEREMIA
D. PELVIC PAIN

A

BACTEREMIA

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WHICH HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED SEXUALLY?

A

TYPE 2

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WHAT ARE THE 3 LAYERS OF THE SKIN?

A

HYPODERMIS OR SUBQ TISSUE
DERMIS
EPIDERMIS

ALL OF THE ABOVE

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WHAT DOES THE DERMIS CONTAIN?

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

  • CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS
  • CONTAINS HAIR FOLLICLES
  • ALSO CONTAINS PILOSEBACEOUS, APOCRINE AND ECCRINE STRUCTURES
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SEBUM?

A

SEBUM RETAINS MOISTURE EVAPORTAION FROM SKIN IS PROBABLY IMPORTANT IN SKYN HYDRATION AND LUBRICATION

IMPORTANT TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF ACNE

“BOTH OF THEM”

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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HYPODERMIS?

A

“ALL OF THEM”

A. DEEPEST LAYER OF SKIN; GIVES SKIN ITS PLIABILITY

B. INVOLVED IN THERMAL INSULATION, NUTRITIONAL RESERVES AND CUSHIONING

C. CONTAINS NERVES ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHT AND HEAVY PRESSURE

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WHAT KINDS OF LESIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE INFLAMMATORY ACNE?

A

MANY PAPULES
PUSTULES
CYCTS

“ALL OF THEM”

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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC ECZEMA?

A

“ALL OF THEM”

A. LICHENIFICATION; THICKENED SKIN CAUSED BY CHRONIC RUBBING

B. EXAGGERATION OF NORMAL SKIN MARKINGS; CHANGE IN PIGMENTATION

C. ITCHING IS INTENSE

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN MARGINATION BETWEEN PAPULOSQUAMOUS LESIONS AND ECZEMATOUS LESIONS?

A

PAPULOSQUAMOUS LESIONS ARE SHARPLY MARGINATED

ECZEMATOUS LESIONS ARE DIFFUSELY MARGINATED

“BOTH OF THEM”

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WHAT TYPES OF CELLS ARE CONTAINED IN THE EPIDERMIS?

A

A. KERATINOCYTES OR KERATIN FORMING CELLS
B. MELANOCYTES
C. LANGERHANS CELLS
D. ALL OF THEM

“ALL OF THEM”

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WHAT IS THE THICKNESS OF THE EPIDERMIS?

A

ABOUT 1MM

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26
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WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN?

A

PROTECTION OF THE BODY
SENSORY FUNCTION
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
PRODUCTION OF VITAMIN D

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EPIDERMIS LAYER HAS WHAT TYPE OF CELLS?

A

KERATINIZED STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM

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_____ CONTAINS NO BLOOD VESSELS OR LYMPHATICS

A

EPIDERMIS

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WHAT SKIN LAYER HAS VERY FEW NERVE TERMINALS?

A

EPIDERMIS

30
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WHAT LAYER IS THIS?

DENSE LAYER OF A NETWORK OF COLLAGEN, & ELASTIC FIBERS AND FIBROBLASTS & MACROPHAGES AND FAT CELLS

A

DERMIS

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IN WHAT LAYER DO FIBERS PROVIDE SKIN TONE, STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS OF THE SKIN?

A

DERMIS

32
Q

WHAT IS LOCATED IN THE DERMIS ?

A

BLOOD VESSELS, HAIR FOLLICLES AND APOCRINE/ECCRINE

33
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ALTERNATE NAMES FOR SUPERFICIAL FASCIA?

A

HYPODERMIS, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE

34
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HYPODERMIS?

A

SUBQ TISSUE

35
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WHAT DOES THE SUPERFICIAL FASCIA LAYER CONTAIN?

A

DEEP PART OF SWEAT GLANDS, BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC VESSELS, CUTANEOUS NERVES

36
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WHAT SKIN LAYER CONTAINS A DELTA NERVE FIBER INNERVATIONS?

A

SUPERFICIAL FASCIA

37
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WHAT DOES THE DEEP FASCIA LAYER CONTAIN?

A

DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE, NO FAT

38
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WHAT ARE THE NONCONTAGIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS

A 
CELLULITIS
SHINGLES
ACNE
ECZEMA
PSORIASIS
ALOPECIA
39
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CELLULITIS INVOLVES WHAT LAYER OF THE SKIN?

A

DERMIS AND THE SUBCUTANEOUS FAT LAYERS

40
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SYMPTOMS OF CELLULITIS?

A

REDNESS, PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, WARM AFFECTED AREA

41
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CAUSE OF CELLULITIS?

A

STREPTOCOCCUS AND STAPHYL AUREUS

42
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SHINGLES IS …

A

HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS INFECTION AFFECTING THE SKIN

43
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PREVENTION OF SHINGLES/ HERPES ZOSTER

A

LIVE VACCINE (ZOSTAVAX) CONTRA IN IMMUNE COMPROMISED PERSON

44
Q

T/F

SHINGLES AFFECTS ONE SIDE OF THE BODY

A

TRUE

45
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GENETICS ACCOUNT FOR WHAT % OF ACNE?

A

80%

46
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ECZEMA IS CAUSED BY WHAT?

A

UNKNOWN BUT COULD RUN IN THE FAMILY

47
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SYMPTOMS OF ECZEMA?

A

ITCHY, RED, VESICULAR WEEPY RASHES

48
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ECZEMA AGGRAVATED BY WHAT?

A

HOT WATER, STRONG DETERGENTS, EXTREME COLD, PET DANDER, SMOKING AND STRESS

49
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IS PSORIASIS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

A

YES

50
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PSORIASIS PATCHES ARE NORMALLY?

A

RED IN COLOR, SCALY, THICK AND ITCHY

51
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WHERE ARE PSORIASIS PATCHES LOCATED

A

ON THE EXTENSOR SURFACES OF LIMBS

52
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PEOPLE WITH PSORIASIS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING?

A

ARTHRITIS, LYMPHOMA, CROHNS, CARDIOVASC DISEASE AND DEPRESSION

53
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CAUSE OF ALOPECIA?

A

FUNGAL INFECTIONS, TRAUMA, IRON XU

54
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WHAT ARE SOME CONTAGIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS?

A

IMPETIGO
LICE
FUNGAL INFECTIONS

55
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WHICH CONDITION IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN?

A

IMPETIGO

56
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WHICH CONDITION DEVELOPS HONEY COLORED CRUSTS?

A

IMPETIGO

57
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TX FOR IMPETIGO?

A

ANTIBIOTICS, NOT CONTAGIOUS AFTER 24 HOURS

58
Q

T/F

LICE ARE PARASITES THAT DEED ON SKIN, OIL OR BLOOD

A

TRUE

59
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WHAT ARE SOME FUNGAL INFECTIONS?

A

YEAST INFECTIONS, TINEA (RINGWORM) AND SCABIES

60
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SCABIES DUE TO ..

A

AN INSECT PARASITE, TYPE OF MITE

61
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YEAST INFECTION DUE TO ?

A

INFLAMMATORY CONDITION BY CANDIDA ALBICANS

62
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TX FOR FUNGAL INFECTIONS?

A

ANTI FUNGAL MEDICATIONS

63
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ANTIFUNGAL MEDICATIONS FOR WHICH CONDITIONS?

A

SCABIES, TINEA AND YEAST INFECTIONS

64
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APPEARANCE OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA?

A

SHINY AND PEARLY APPEARANCE

65
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA APPEARANCE

A

NODULE APPEARANCE IN THE BEGINNING BUT TURNS TO ULCERATED AND BLEEDING

66
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T/F

SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IS EASILY METASTASIZED?

A

TRUE

67
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WHICH IS THE DEADLIEST CANCER?

A

MELANOMA

68
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MELANOMA IS MOST COMMON IN THE SKIN BUT CAN HAPPEN WHERE ELSE?

A

INTESTINES, MOUTH AND EYE

69
Q

MELANOMA START AS A MOLE AND CHANGES ____?

A

IRREGULARLY

70
Q

WHAT ARE THE ABCDE’S OF MELANOMA?

A 
ASYMMETRY
BORDER
COLOR
DIAMETER
EVOLVING
71
Q

WHAT DOESNT MATTER IN MELANOMA CRITERIA?

A

APPEARANCE

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