CMN 572 Exam – Questions With Expert Solutions
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Which is more potent: Creams or Ointments
ointments?
McPhee p 100
Dangers of using topical Glaucoma or cataracts!
corticosteroids around the eyes?
McPhee p 100
How many grams of topical 20 - 30 g
corticosteroid is needed to cover the
entire body surface of an adult? McPhee p 100
Emollients are most effective when Wet skin
applied to __________
McPhee p 100
Best drying agent for weepy WATER, applied as repeated compresses for 15 - 30
dermatoses? minutes.
McPhee p 100
Lotion additives that work well as Camphor and menthol (0.5%)
antipruritics? Pramoxine hydrochloride 1%
McPhee p 100
Side effect of topical doxepin? drowsiness
McPhee p 100
,Agents of choice for pruritis when due Systemic H1 blockers, such as:
to histamines (e.g. urticaria)? - Hydroxyzine
McPhee p 100
Systemic agents OTHER than - Antidepressants like doxepin, mirtazapine
antihistamines that may treat pruritus (Remeron), and paroxetine (Paxil)
better? - Agents that act either centrally or peripherally
directly on the neurons that perceive or modulate
pruritus like gabapentin, pregabalin, and duloxetine
(Cymbalta).
McPhee p 105
Minimum daily SPF for fair skinned 30 SPF
people?
McPhee p 106
Which topical antibiotics have the Neomycin and bacitracin
greatest potential for sensitization?
McPhee p 106
Definition of a benign mole Small (less than 6 mm) macule or papue with a well-
(melanocytic nevi) defined border and homogenous beige or pink to
dark brown pigment.
McPhee p 106
Populations with an increased risk for + Patients with ≥ 50 nevi with ≥ 1 atypical moles and
melanoma? one mole ≥ 8 mm in size
+ Patients with any number of atypical moles
McPhee p 107
What are blue nevi? + Small, slightly elevated blue-black lesins that favor
the dorsal hands.
+ Common in patients of asian descent
McPhee p 107
, Definition of freckles and lentignes? Flat brown macule, typically between 3 mm and 5
mm in diameter.
Freckles -- kids
Lengtines -- adults (age spots)
McPhee p 108
What are seborrheic keratoses? + Benign papules and plaques, beige to brown or
even black, 3 - 20 mm in iameter, with a velvety or
warty surface.
+ Look "pasted on"
McPhee p 108
Leading cause of death due to skin Malignant melanoma
disease?
McPhee p 109
Most important prognostic factor with Tumor thickness!
regard to melanomas?
10 year survival rate:
+ < 1 mm = 95%
+ 1 - 2 mm = 80%
+ 2 - 4 mm = 55%
+ > 4 mm = 30%
(NOTE: If lymph nodes are involved, the 5 year
survival rate is 62%. With distant metastases, it is 16%.)
McPhee p 109
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Terms in this set (122)
Which is more potent: Creams or Ointments
ointments?
McPhee p 100
Dangers of using topical Glaucoma or cataracts!
corticosteroids around the eyes?
McPhee p 100
How many grams of topical 20 - 30 g
corticosteroid is needed to cover the
entire body surface of an adult? McPhee p 100
Emollients are most effective when Wet skin
applied to __________
McPhee p 100
Best drying agent for weepy WATER, applied as repeated compresses for 15 - 30
dermatoses? minutes.
McPhee p 100
Lotion additives that work well as Camphor and menthol (0.5%)
antipruritics? Pramoxine hydrochloride 1%
McPhee p 100
Side effect of topical doxepin? drowsiness
McPhee p 100
,Agents of choice for pruritis when due Systemic H1 blockers, such as:
to histamines (e.g. urticaria)? - Hydroxyzine
McPhee p 100
Systemic agents OTHER than - Antidepressants like doxepin, mirtazapine
antihistamines that may treat pruritus (Remeron), and paroxetine (Paxil)
better? - Agents that act either centrally or peripherally
directly on the neurons that perceive or modulate
pruritus like gabapentin, pregabalin, and duloxetine
(Cymbalta).
McPhee p 105
Minimum daily SPF for fair skinned 30 SPF
people?
McPhee p 106
Which topical antibiotics have the Neomycin and bacitracin
greatest potential for sensitization?
McPhee p 106
Definition of a benign mole Small (less than 6 mm) macule or papue with a well-
(melanocytic nevi) defined border and homogenous beige or pink to
dark brown pigment.
McPhee p 106
Populations with an increased risk for + Patients with ≥ 50 nevi with ≥ 1 atypical moles and
melanoma? one mole ≥ 8 mm in size
+ Patients with any number of atypical moles
McPhee p 107
What are blue nevi? + Small, slightly elevated blue-black lesins that favor
the dorsal hands.
+ Common in patients of asian descent
McPhee p 107
, Definition of freckles and lentignes? Flat brown macule, typically between 3 mm and 5
mm in diameter.
Freckles -- kids
Lengtines -- adults (age spots)
McPhee p 108
What are seborrheic keratoses? + Benign papules and plaques, beige to brown or
even black, 3 - 20 mm in iameter, with a velvety or
warty surface.
+ Look "pasted on"
McPhee p 108
Leading cause of death due to skin Malignant melanoma
disease?
McPhee p 109
Most important prognostic factor with Tumor thickness!
regard to melanomas?
10 year survival rate:
+ < 1 mm = 95%
+ 1 - 2 mm = 80%
+ 2 - 4 mm = 55%
+ > 4 mm = 30%
(NOTE: If lymph nodes are involved, the 5 year
survival rate is 62%. With distant metastases, it is 16%.)
McPhee p 109
