skin reaction Flashcards
what question to ask for radiation rash?
On set? 3 days Appearance? Other symptoms? Itchy or painful? Dx Pmx Family life Have you had chicken pox in the past family history
treatment for scabies?
permetrine
history taking for w and v
age?
location?
appearance?
itchy or bleeding?
pain while walking?
colour?
HPC?
dx?
pmhx
smooth raised lesion with a central dimple is ____________
molluscum contagiosum
treatment for warts?
salicylic acid
WHY ASK the following questions for in warts and verruca
age?
location?
appearance?
itchy or bleeding?
pain while walking?
colour?
age? unusual in very young children
location? warts (hand and knees), verruca (on sole of feet)
appearance? (hands, fingers, knees, face (might be carcinoma)usually appears raised hyper keratotic papules with thrombosed black vessels which looks like black Dots,
verruca is like warts but it is under the feet)
itchy or bleeding? warts and verruca do not
pain while walking? verruca
colour? curly flower appearance, raised and pale. refer if it is not pale.