Hives
What is the medical name for this?
a) Wheal of redness
b) Urticaria
c) Welt
d) Red papulae
b) What is Urticaria
HELP! I've just touched some poison ivy and now my skin is all itchy, red and warm! Do I have eczema?
a) YES! You do
b) NO! That's contact dermatitis
What is NO! That's contact dermatitis
I noticed a painful, blistery rash on my left lateral side this morning, could it shingles or am I just overthinking it...it's probably because I slept with my heat pad on last night?
A) Yes! It's shingles go see your doctor and get some antibiotics
B) No! It's the heat pad and you probably just burnt your side and now it's blistering and red
What is:
A) Yes! It's shingles go see your doctor and get some antibiotics
Most dangerous kind of cancer is basal cell carcinoma. True or False?
What is: False
Most dangerous kind is malignant melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common and rarely metastasizes + easily treatable when detected early
Is impetigo contagious: yes or no?
What is yes; spread via skin to skin contact
What are Hives commonly caused by?
a) allergic reaction to sun
b) allergic reaction to drugs
c) allergic reaction to food
d) allergic reaction to food, food additives, or drugs
What is
d) allergic reaction to food, food additives, or drugs
Treatment for eczema focuses on:
a) Don't scratch that itch aka preventing scratching
b) Avoiding lotions/creams as they dry out the skin and cause it to crack
c) Controlling outbreaks
d) b & c
What is:
a) don't scratch that itch
You want to apply lotions/creams to keep the area as moist as possibly to prevent cracking secondary to drying out
Boils are normally caused by which bacteria?
a) Streptococcus
b) Pseudomonas
c) Varicella Zoster
d) Staphylococcus
What is:
d) Staphylococcus
Staph is normally present on your skin but if you get a cut it can enter body and cause infection
I was checking my grandma's back this morning and noticed she had a new mole. I told my grandma that all new moles should be checked out by a doctor but she refused and said "it's a skin tag, they are common in adulthood and I am not going to spend 3 hours waiting to see her doctor". Which statement was correct in this situation?
A) You
B) Gradnma
All new moles in adulthood should be inspected by a physician as they could be cancerous and early treatment means better prognosis
Impetigo is caused by which bacteria?
a) staphylococcus and streptococcus
b) varicella zoster and staphylococcus
c) streptococcus and h-pylori
d) varicella zoster and streptococcus
What is a: staphylococcus and streptococcus
True or False:
It is important to record what your client has eaten and any substances they may have come into contact with such as powders and creams
What is True
HELP! I have scabies and was told that after mites set up shop and burrow into my skin, I may be contagious for up to 6 months; how am I ever going to leave my house?
True or False
What is False
Client may be contagious for about a month not 6
Susie came over today and she's never had chicken pox before...she shared my blanket and sat right next to me and when I told her not to she stated "it's fine your almost better off those antibiotics anyway" I turned around and said shingles can be spread via skin to skin contact in people who have not acquired immunity to herpes varicella zoster. Was this correct information or do I really need to back and review my patho?
What: correct
Shingles is caused by herpes varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken pox and can be spread through direct with the unscabbed, oozing blisters. The virus does not spread after the blisters have formed crusty scabs
What statement below is correct in relation to avoiding cancer:
a) I should really avoid overexposure to sun and wear long loose clothing when going to the beach
b) I can tan in the sun as long as I want to if I wear sunscreen
c) I can continue to use tanning beds, they don't use UV lights
What is a:
One of the best ways to reduce cancer risk to avoid overexposure to the sun and UV lights
If impetigo is widespread, the best treatment is to apply topical antibiotic ointments. True or False
What is False: if impetigo is localized you would use topical ointments but if it is widespread you would use oral antibiotics
True or False:
Hives do not disappear within a matter of hours after ingestion of allergens, rather it may take days
What is False
Usually takes a few hours and then they go away
Billy Joe was over yesterday and asked me how scabies was spread and I said it was through the air or if I coughed on him, was this true or false?
What is False; it is spread through skin-skin contact
Once an individual has been infected by shingles it never leaves their body, rather it stays dormant until something like stress, illness or weakness reactivate it?
True or False
What is True
What are some of the signs of melanoma:
a) "mole" is black, asymmetrical, more than 6mm in diameter and oozes blood
b) "mole" is brown, more than 8mm in diameter and oozes blood
c) "mole" is flat, black in colour, symmetrical and 4mm in diameter
d) "mole" is raised, about 2mm in diameter, colour is dark brown and is symmetrical
What is a:
"Mole" is black, asymmetrical, more than 6mm in diameter and oozes blood
Impetigo is most commonly found on:
a) hands and feet of children/adults
b) face and posterior/anterior chest of children/adults
c) hands and face of children/adults
d) hands, feet, face of children/adults
What is c: hands and face of face of children and adults
What are hives commonly characterized by:
a) red papular rash dispersed all over body
b) raised, itchy wheals
c) fluid-filled sacs on the lateral sides of body
d) dry, flakey skin and reddened welts on various parts of body
What is:
b) raised, itchy wheals
The treatment of scabies includes:
a) surgically removing the mites from under the skin
b) taking oral antibiotics to kill the mites
c) using topical creams to kill the mites
d) not showering for a week; eventually they'll leave
What is c, using topical creams to kill the mites; some applications may be repeated a week later depending on the kind used
What are common areas where Boils may occurs:
a) Anywhere on the body
b) behind the ears, lower back, legs, and posterior/anterior chest
c) back, underarms, shoulders, thighs and buttocks
d) underarms, shoulders, neck, thighs, face
What is: back, underarms, shoulders, thighs and buttocks
What is being described below:
May be dark or multi-colored and they usually have grainy surface, though they can be smooth and waxy. May be mistaken for moles or skin cancer
a) Skin tag
b) Mole
c) Seborrheic Keratosis
d) Scleroderma
What is c: Seborrheic Keratosis
When caring for a client with impetigo, it is important to encourage the client to frequently wash their hands to avoid further spreading of the illness. True or false
What is True!