PA Exam 3 questions well answered to
pass
Erythromycin - correct answer ✔✔Best antibiotic for kids and pregnant women
Corticosteroids - correct answer ✔✔Taper if 2 weeks or longer (not necessary is 7-10 days)
Remove causative agent first, then Burows, Antihistamine, steroid (PO/IM/Topical) - correct answer
✔✔Contact dermatitis Tx
Topical triamcinolone - correct answer ✔✔Ocular contact dermatitis
Staph - correct answer ✔✔Most common impetigo infection
Satellite lesions, minor trauma - correct answer ✔✔Characteristic findings of Impetigo
Oral antibiotics (erythromycin/ doxycycline) - correct answer ✔✔Treatment for Preseptal Cellulitis
Milia - correct answer ✔✔Non-infectious, benign, keratin-filled cysts that can appear just under the
epidermis and have no visible opening.
Tinea corporis - correct answer ✔✔
Asymptomatic rash with raised red oval border advancing centripitally - correct answer ✔✔Tinea
corporis
Seborrheic Blepharitis - correct answer ✔✔reddened eyelids with scales and flaking at the base of the
lashes
, Seborrheic blepharitis - correct answer ✔✔What ocular condition would be caused by a patient with
GREASY hair/eyelashes?
Anti-dandruff shampoo, ketoconazole cream, Wescort cream - correct answer ✔✔Treatment for
Seborrhea
Seborrhea - correct answer ✔✔oily discharge
Rosacea - correct answer ✔✔Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed areas appearing mostly
on the nose and cheeks
Antibiotic: Erythromycin - correct answer ✔✔Rx for pregnant/pediatric rosacea?
Plant resin - correct answer ✔✔What causes the rash found in rhus dermatitis?
Rhus dermatitis - correct answer ✔✔Delayed type IV allergic reaction to *urushiol* of Poision Ivy, Oak,
and Sumac
Topical cortisone, oral hydroxyzine, oral prednisone - correct answer ✔✔Tx for rhus dermatitis
Urticaria - correct answer ✔✔itchy wheals caused by an allergic reaction
Wheals - correct answer ✔✔What type of dermatological finding characterizes urticaria (hives)?
Stop etiologic agent - correct answer ✔✔Tx for urticaria
Antecubital fossa, popliteal joint, flexor surfaces, face, neck - correct answer ✔✔Where are the most
commonly found areas for atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) - correct answer ✔✔noninfectious
pass
Erythromycin - correct answer ✔✔Best antibiotic for kids and pregnant women
Corticosteroids - correct answer ✔✔Taper if 2 weeks or longer (not necessary is 7-10 days)
Remove causative agent first, then Burows, Antihistamine, steroid (PO/IM/Topical) - correct answer
✔✔Contact dermatitis Tx
Topical triamcinolone - correct answer ✔✔Ocular contact dermatitis
Staph - correct answer ✔✔Most common impetigo infection
Satellite lesions, minor trauma - correct answer ✔✔Characteristic findings of Impetigo
Oral antibiotics (erythromycin/ doxycycline) - correct answer ✔✔Treatment for Preseptal Cellulitis
Milia - correct answer ✔✔Non-infectious, benign, keratin-filled cysts that can appear just under the
epidermis and have no visible opening.
Tinea corporis - correct answer ✔✔
Asymptomatic rash with raised red oval border advancing centripitally - correct answer ✔✔Tinea
corporis
Seborrheic Blepharitis - correct answer ✔✔reddened eyelids with scales and flaking at the base of the
lashes
, Seborrheic blepharitis - correct answer ✔✔What ocular condition would be caused by a patient with
GREASY hair/eyelashes?
Anti-dandruff shampoo, ketoconazole cream, Wescort cream - correct answer ✔✔Treatment for
Seborrhea
Seborrhea - correct answer ✔✔oily discharge
Rosacea - correct answer ✔✔Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed areas appearing mostly
on the nose and cheeks
Antibiotic: Erythromycin - correct answer ✔✔Rx for pregnant/pediatric rosacea?
Plant resin - correct answer ✔✔What causes the rash found in rhus dermatitis?
Rhus dermatitis - correct answer ✔✔Delayed type IV allergic reaction to *urushiol* of Poision Ivy, Oak,
and Sumac
Topical cortisone, oral hydroxyzine, oral prednisone - correct answer ✔✔Tx for rhus dermatitis
Urticaria - correct answer ✔✔itchy wheals caused by an allergic reaction
Wheals - correct answer ✔✔What type of dermatological finding characterizes urticaria (hives)?
Stop etiologic agent - correct answer ✔✔Tx for urticaria
Antecubital fossa, popliteal joint, flexor surfaces, face, neck - correct answer ✔✔Where are the most
commonly found areas for atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) - correct answer ✔✔noninfectious
