Lice n stuff

Question 1

Lice tx

Answer 1

Permethrin (nix) cream

Malathion

Question 2

Scabies

Answer 2

Sarcoptes Scabiei
Contagious infxn caused by a mite
Burrowing parasite
Most often skin to skin contact
Intense itching

Question 3

Scabies itch

Answer 3

Made worse by warmth
Usually worse at night
Watch for excoriation
Usually in warm protected areas of body

Question 4

Scabies tx

Answer 4

Permethrin cream

Apply everywhere

Question 5

Black widow bite s/s

Answer 5

Mild pain at site
Muscle pain, abd, back
Tremor, weakness, HA
N/V
VS normal in most pts

Question 6

Widow bite lesion

Answer 6

Target lesion

Question 7

Widow bite tx

Answer 7

Mild, consider analgesia
Severe: IV analgesia and bezos, antiemetics
Consider antivenom