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6. Crozer - Clinical Podiatry questions with Correct AnswersWhat are three clinical patterns of tinea pedis? What are common infecting organisms? CORRECT ANSWER Chronic (moccasin or papulosquamous) -Trichophyton rubrum
Acute (interdigital or vesicular) -Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Ulcerative -Trichophyton mentagrophytes with Pseudomonas or Proteus
What are the four clinical patterns of onychomycosis? What are common infecting organisms? which of the four are most common w/ percentage? CORRECT ANSWER Distal subungual onychomycosis (DSO) ~ 90%
- Most common
- Trichophyton rubrum
Proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO) ~ 1%
- Seen in immunocompromised patients
- Trichophyton rubrum
Superficial white onychomycosis (SWO) ~ 10%
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Candidal onychomycosis
- Candida albicans What test confirms tinea pedis or onychomycosis? what is the characteristic your looking for histologically? CORRECT ANSWER Potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation of skin or nail specimen
Septate hyphae confirms diagnosis
How does Lamisil work? CORRECT ANSWER Inhibits ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting squalene epoxidase
What is phenol? be specific CORRECT ANSWER Carbolic acid
During a P&A procedure, why is alcohol used after phenol? CORRECT ANSWER Phenol is soluble in alcohol, and the alcohol will irrigate excess phenol from the nail groove
For a nail avulsion, what can be done for anesthesia if the patient is allergic to all local
anesthetics?(3) CORRECT ANSWER Saline block (pressure induced block)
Pressure cuff
Benadryl block (blocks histamine release)
In evaluating a bunion, what does the position of the tibial sesamoid indicate(two muscles)? Why isn't
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