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A 28-year old Caucasian male presents to an urgent care clinic for evaluation of a
rash that has appeared on back of his hands but have now spread to his face and
neck. Upon exam the APRN observes target-like lesions with alternating rings of
edema. These findings are most consistent with the following disorder? Ans✓✓✓
Erythema multiforme
Associated with HSV
Target-like with alternating rings of edema
A 3 year old African American male presents to the clinic for a well child exam.
The APRN observes that the child has a short stature, bowed legs, and hypotonia.
Which action is most appropriate by the APRN? Ans✓✓✓ Check the child's
vitamin D level
Ask the child's mother about hx of breast-feeding
*Disease is rickets*-causes soft bones which causes skeletal deformities. Caused
by low vit D
-Children who breast feed for long periods of time without vitamin D
supplementation are at risk because breast milk has a low vitamin D content
, A 5-year-old Caucasian female is brought into a clinic complaining of scalp itching.
Upon examination the APRN observes nits in the patient's hair shafts. Which
condition is characteristic of these findings? Ans✓✓✓ Pediculosis (head lice)
Parasitic infection
A 9 month old Caucasian infant is brought to the ED. His mom reports a hx of
fever, lethargy, rhinorrhea, and irritability for several days. Upon exam, the APRN
notes pharyngeal erythema, as well as generalized erythema covering the child's
face and trunk with blisters, bullae and "scalding" appearance. What should teh
APRN be concerned about? Ans✓✓✓ Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome
(SSSS)
Most serious staph infection and normally seen in infants and children younger
than 5
Blisters and bullae develop looking like the child is scalded
A 9 year old African American male is brought to the clinic for eval. The APRN
observes red,scaly, crusted lesions on his cheeks, knees, ankles, and elbows. He
reports lesions are itchy and his mother states that they are recurrent. What
disease is this? Ans✓✓✓ Atopic dermatitis
Chronic, pruritis, inflammatory skin disease
Affects the face, scalp, extensor limb surfaces, and flexural areas of body