Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (2024/ 2025
Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care
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QUESTION
IatopicIdermatitis
Answer:
IDryIskin
Scaly,Ipatchy
Elbows,Iknees
QUESTION
IcontactIdermatitis
Answer:
IBurning
Pruritis
AreasIinIcontactIwithIirritant
QUESTION
IPityriasisIRosea
Answer:
I-RaisedItruncalIpatchI(HaroldIpatch)
-ScalyIplaquesIorIpapules,IChristmasItreeIshaped
-ScatteredIonItrunkIandIlimbs
QUESTION
,IherpesIzoster
Answer:
I-Painful
-FluidIfilledIvesiclesIthatIcrustIover
-SegmentaryIrash;IdoesInotIcrossImidlineIofIbody;IfollowsIdermatome
-
oftenIappearsIduringItimesIofIlowIimmunityIorIstress.ICanIalsoIcauseIfever,Iheadache,Ifatigue,
IandIsensitivityItoIlight.
QUESTION
IPsoriasis
Answer:
Ichronic,IrecurrentIdermatosisImarkedIbyIitchy,Iscaly,IredIplaquesIcoveredIbyIsilveryIgrayIscal
es
QUESTION
IScabies
Answer:
I-PruritusIworseIatInight
-SmallIerythematousIpapules
-Waist,IwebIofIfingers,Ibuttocks
-preferIwarmImoistIareasIsuchIasIskinIfolds
QUESTION
IRosacea
Answer:
IChronicIskinIdisorderIofItheIfaceIwithIredIinflamedIareasIappearingImostlyIonItheInoseIandIc
heeks
, QUESTION
IPityriasisIroseaItreatment
Answer:
ISymptomaticItreatmentItoIreduceIpruritus,Ifever,IandIdiscomfortIassociatedIwithIthisIconditio
n:
-SecondIgenerationIantihistamines
—Allegra,IZyrtec,IClaritin,Ietc.
-Acetaminophen
-NaturalIsunlightIexposureIorIphototherapy
-SpontaneousIresolutionIoccursIwithinI6ItoI12Iweeks,IoccurrencesIareIuncommon
QUESTION
IatopicIdermatitisItreatment
Answer:
IPreventionIandImaintenance:
-ReduceItriggersIifIpossible
-BaselineItherapyIofIdrynessIw/Iemollients
PharmaceuticalItherapy:
-NonsteroidalIorIsteroidItopicals
I
-OralIantihistamines
-AvoidItheIuseIofIsystemicIcorticosteroids
PatientIeducationIandIcounseling:
-TreatmentIandIpreventionIofIxerosis:
—IavoidItakingIlong,IhotIshowers,IandIbaths
—
IuseIsoapIonlyIinIskinIbodyIfoldsI(likeIaxilla,Ibuttocks,Igroin),IotherwiseIavoidIsoapItoIotherIs
kinIsurfaces
—IafterIbathing,IlightlyIpath,IaIscamIwithIaItowelIsoIthatIitIremainsIdamp,IbutInotIwet
—IapplyIlotionItoIdampIskin
QUESTION
IContactIdermatitisItreatment
Answer: