NUR 682- Exam #2 Questions With 100% Verified Answers.
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NUR 682- Exam #2 Questions With 100%
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Which glands are thought to be responsible for body odor? - answerApocrine glands
Which glands produce sweat? - answerEccrine glands
Which cutaneous reaction to trauma/infection/inflammation results in scar and keloid formation?
- answerTh...
NUR 682- Exam #2 Questions With 100%
Verified Answers.
Which glands are thought to be responsible for body odor? - answer✔Apocrine glands
Which glands produce sweat? - answer✔Eccrine glands
Which cutaneous reaction to trauma/infection/inflammation results in scar and keloid formation?
- answer✔The mesenchymal response
Patients with darker skin tones should be careful using which topical medications? - answer✔-
High-potency steroids
-Benzoyl peroxide
-Isotretinoin
Futcher line (aka Ito line) define - answer✔The vertical line that separates the hyperpigmented
dorsal surfaces from the less pigmented ventral surfaces in darker skinned people
Acute inflammation- best types of products to use - answer✔-Wet dressings
-Powders
-Aerosols
-Suspension lotions
-Alcohol or water-based lotions
Chronic inflammation- best types of products to use - answer✔-Creams
-Oil-based lotions or gels
-Ointments
Best preparations for wet vs. dry rashes - answer✔Wet rashes --> CREAMS (powder-based)
Potency of preparations from most --> least - answer✔1) Ointments
2) Creams
3) Lotions
What type of topical product is best for hairy areas? - answer✔Foams
Which type of topical antibiotics should be avoided? - answer✔Products containing
NEOMYCIN due to high incidence of contact sensitization
First-line treatment for mild acne - answer✔Keratolytics:
**Benzoyl peroxide
**Retinoic acid
Topical antibiotics used for acne - answer✔-Clindamycin
-Erythromycin
-Sulfacetamide
Systemic antibiotics used for inflammatory acne - answer✔-Tetracycline
-Doxycycline
-Minocycline
-Erythromycin
Side effects of topical steroids - answer✔-Skin atrophy
-Increased fragility of skin
-Secondary infection
-Hypopigmentation
-Folliculitis
-Telangiectasia
-Purpura
-Stria
Topical antihistamine use? - answer✔Should be avoided due to possibility of contact
sensitization
^ESP. topical diphenhydramine HCl and "caine" meds
Most common organisms that cause impetigo? - answer✔Streptococcus pyogenes,
Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA
Nonbullous impetigo (define) - answer✔-Begins as 1- to 2-mm erythematous papules or pustules
that progress to vesicles or bullae and rupture
**Honey-colored, moist crusts on mildly erythematous, eroded skin
Bullous impetigo (define) - answer✔-Large, flaccid, thin-walled, superficial, annular or oval
pustular blisters or bullae that rupture
-Thin varnish-like coating or scale
How long should patient with impetigo stay out of school? - answer✔Until treated for 24 hours
Nikolsky sign (define) - answer✔Peeling of the skin with a light rub, revealing moist red surface
^KEY finding in staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome (SSSS)!
Staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome (SSSS) - treatment - answer✔-IV or oral dicloxacillin
-Penicillin
-1st or 2nd generation cephalosporin
-Clindamycin
Cellulitis (define) - answer✔Localized bacterial infection involving the dermis and subcutaneous
layers of skin
Most common organisms that cause cellulitis? - answer✔Streptococcus pneumoniae or
Staphylococcus aureus
Cellulitis (physical findings) - answer✔Erythematous, indurated, tender, swollen, warm areas of
skin with poorly demarcated borders
Erysipelas (define) - answer✔A superficial variant of cellulitis; S/S:
-Rapidly advancing lesions that are tender, bright red, and have sharp margins
-"Orange peel" look and feel
Folliculitis (define) - answer✔A superficial bacterial inflammation of the hair follicle
Furuncle (define) - answer✔AKA boil; a deeper infection with involvement of the base of the
follicle and deep dermis
Common hx of patients with folliculitis - answer✔Hot-tub exposure
Folliculitis (S/S) - answer✔**Pruritus**
-Discrete, erythematous 1- to 2-mm papules or pustules on an inflamed base centered around a
hair follicle
Furuncle (S/S) - answer✔**Tenderness**
-Nodule with larger areas of erythema
Folliculitis/furuncle (management) - answer✔**Warm compresses several times a day
Candidiasis (define) - answer✔AKA yeast infection or thrush; fungal infection of skin or mucous
membrane
Cheilitis (define) - answer✔Cracked lips due to candidiasis
Angular cheilitis (define) - answer✔Fissured and inflamed corner of mouth due to candidiasis
Thrush (S/S) - answer✔Friable, adherent white plaques on erythematous base on mucous
membranes in mouth
Intertriginous candidiasis (S/S) - answer✔Bright erythema in flexural folds (ex. neck, axillae, or
groin)
Diaper candidiasis (S/S) - answer✔-Moist, beefy-red macules and papules with sharply marked
borders
-Satellite lesions
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (S/S) - answer✔-Thick, cheesy, yellow discharge
-Erythema
-Edema
-Itching
Tinea corporis (define) - answer✔AKA ringworm; superficial fungal skin infection found on
non-hairy skin of the body
Tinea corporis (S/S) - answer✔-Annular/oval/circinate
-Flat, scaling, mildly erythematous circular patches or plaques with red, scaly borders
Tinea faciei (define) - answer✔Tinea infection of face
Tinea barbae (define) - answer✔Tinea infection of beard
Tinea manuum (define) - answer✔Tinea infection of hand
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