These review questions are designed to be a brief active review of the previous article and podcast covering the first section of dermatology. If for some reason something doesn’t make sense or you want to go back and check something click here for the articles and podcasts.
1. A mother present to your office with her three year old son. He is complaining of severe itching and red plaques in the creases of his elbows and behind his knees. These have been getting worse over the past several weeks. What would you initially recommend?
- Be sure they keep it clean with frequent bathing
- Topical creams or topical steroids if necassary
- Oral steroids to bring it under control
- Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent impetigo
2. A 35 year old male presents to your office with salmon colored
loosely adherent silvery scales. These are on the flexor surfaces of his arms. He has had them for some time, but this is the worst they have been. If you were to remove one the scales what would you expect to find?
- Small punctate bleeding beneath the scales known as a positive nikolsky sign
- Small punctate bleeding beneath the scales known as a positive auspitz sign
- An inflamed herald patch
- Nothing of interest
3. For lichen simplex chronicus what is the single most important treatment?
- Topical steroids
- Oral steriods
- The patient must bathe regularly
- The patient must stop scratching
4. A 65 year old male presents complaining of large blisters on his skin. Upon further examination the bullae are extremely tense. He has a negative Nikolsky sign. What is the best choice of treatment?
- Topical steroid
- Oral Steroid
- Oral antibiotic
- Warm soaks
5. Violaceous, flat-topped, angulated papules describes which dermatological problem?
- Dyshidrosis
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Actinic Keratosis
- Lichen Planus