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PHARM EENT, DERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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A darkfield examination is used to A. Syphilis
cutaneously diagnose which disease?
A. Syphilis
B. Viral blisters
C. Scabies
D. Candidiasis
Debbie, age 29, has a high fever and red, C. Systemic antibiotics
warm, sharply marginated plaques on the - Erysipelas is caused by Streptococcus hemolyticus and must be treated with
right side of her face that are indurated and appropriate antibiotics
painful. You diagnose erysipelas. What
treatment do you begin?
A. Systemic steroids
B. Topical steroids
C. Systemic antibiotics
D. NSAIDs
In a burn trauma, which blood C. Hematocrit
measurement rises as a secondary result of
hemoconcentration when fluid shifts from
the intravascular compartment?
A. Hemoglobin
B. Sodium
C. Hematocrit
D. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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Silas, age 82, comes to your office with A. A fungal infection, usually Candida albicans
a failry new colostomy. Around the stoma - May be a consequence of persistent skin moisture or an adverse effect of antibiotic
he has a papular rash with satellite therapy
lesions.
What does this indicate?
A. A fungal infection, usually
candida albicans
B. An allergic reaction to the
appliance
C. A normal reaction to fecal drainage
D.A fluid volume deficit
What is an excessive amount of collagen A. A keloid
that develops during scar formation
called?
A. A keloid
B. A skin tag
C. An angioma
D. A keratosis
Which treatment would you order for C. A high-fiber diet for constipation
anogenital pruritus? - Most cases of anogenital pruritus have no obvious cause and chiefly cause
A. Suppositories for pain nocturnal itching without pain. Although the condition is benign, it may be persistent
B. Antifungal cream for itching and recurrent
C. A high-fiber diet for constipation
D. Zinc oxide ointment
Your 24 year old client, whose varicella A. "Once all the vesicles are crusted over."
rash just erupted yesterday, asks you when
she can go back to work. What do you tell
her?
A. "Once all the vesicles are crusted over."
B."When the rash is entirely gone."
C. "Once you have been on medication for
at least 48 hours."
D."Now, as long as you stay away
from children and pregnant
women."
Which type of hemangioma in a newborn B. Stork's beak mark
occurs on the nape fo the neck and is
usually not noticeable when it becomes
covered by hair?
A. Nevus flammeus (port-wine stain)
B.Stork's beak mark
C. Strawberry hemangioma
D.Cavernous hemangioma
Jennifer, age 32, has genital warts A. Benzoyl peroxide
(condylomata) and would like to have - Used for acne
them treated. All of the following could
be
applied except
A. Benzoyl peroxide
B.Podophyllin
C. Trichloroacetic acid
D.Liquid nitorgen
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All of the following are treatments for A. Topical antifungals
psoriasis except - Most common form of treatment is topical corticosteroids
A. Topical antifungals
B.Systemic medications
C. Phototherapy
D.Topical corticosteroids
Susie asks you about the blackheads on her A. Open comedone
face. You tell her these are referred to as
A. Open comedones
B. Closed comedones
C. Papules
D. Pustules
In burn trauma, silver sulfadiazine C. It is a bactericidal agent that acts on the cell membrane and cell wall of
(Silvadene), a sulfonamide, is the most susceptible bacteria and binds to cellular DNA
commonly used topical agent. What is its
mechanism of action?
A. It is a synthetic antibiotic that appears
to interfere with the metabolism of
bacterial cells
B.it is a bacteriostatic agent that inhibits a
wide variety of gram-positive and
gram- negative organisms by altering
the
microbial cell wall and membrane
C. It is a bactericidal agent that acts on
the cell membrane and cell wall of
susceptible bacteria and binds to
cellular DNA
D.It is a protective covering that prevents
light, air, and invading organisms from
penetrating its surface
Which treatment is considered the gold D. Mohs' micrographic surgery
standard in tissue-conservative skin cancer - Involves removal of the entire tumor with the smallest possible margin of normal
removal? skin
A. Cryosurgery
B.Simple excision
C. Photodynamic treatment
D.Mohs' micrographic surgery
Which of the following secondary skin C. Lichenification
lesions usually results from chronic
scratching or rubbing?
A. Crusts
B. Scales
C. Lichenification
D. Atrophy
Justin, an obese 42 year old, cut his right B. Cellulitis
leg 3 days ago while climbing a - Cellulitis is a spreading infection of the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue that
ladder. Today his right lower leg is usually begins after a break in the skin
warm, reddened, and painful without a
sharply
demarcated border. What do you suspect?
A. Diabetic neuropathy
B. Cellulitis
C. Peripheral vascular disease
D. A beginning stasis ulcer
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