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Mod5/2 Study Guide
S. Dudley Mod 5/2 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What medication is used for chicken pox\shingles? | Acyclivir |
| What is used for cold sores? | Abreva\docosanol |
| What is used for warts? | Compound W\Salycilic Acid |
| What is impetigo? | It is superficial but still highly contagious. |
| What causes impetigo? | It is caused by a staph or strep virus. |
| How is impetigo treated? | It is treated with bactroban (mupirocin). If there are multiple lesions they use systemic therapy (oral or injectable) with broad spectrum antibiotics. |
| What are mites? | External parasites that uses the human as a host. |
| What mites inhabit the human body? | Lice and scabies |
| What are wingless insects that live on various animals? | Human lice |
| What is the source of nourishment for lice? | Human blood |
| What is scabies? | It starts on the surface of the skin and then burrows under the layers of the skin where it continues to live until it is treated. |
| What is pediculosis? | An infestation with lice |
| How many types of lice are there? | There are 3 different types of lice. There are head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. |
| What is Elmite(permethrin)? | A treatment used for lice and is also used for scabies. Rx only |
| What are Nix and Rid? | Over the counter treatments for lice. |
| What is Lindane and what is it used for? | Lindane can come in a lotion or shampoo form and is used for the treatment of lice. RX only |
| What is Eurax (crotamiton) used to treat? | It is used to treat lice and is Rx only |
| Types of burns | Can be classified by burns and types. |
| Thermal burn | Contact with heat or fire |
| Chemical burn | Acids or bases, bleaches, or insecticides |
| Electrical burn | Contact with wires, plugs, lightening, or sockets. |
| Friction | Harsh rubbing of the skin. Dermabrasion, road rash, carpet burn, thrush burn; Also from rolling\rubbing in the grass. |
| Sunburn | Over exposure to the sun. Several different degrees of sunburn |
| 1st Degree Burn | Limited damage to the epidermis. Redness and pain. |
| 2nd Degree Burn | Damage to the epidermis and the dermis. Swelling, blisters, redness, and pain. |
| 3rd Degree Burn | Epidermis and dermis and subcutaneous tissue are destroyed. Has a leathery, dry, white, black, or cherry red apperance. No blistering occurs. A critical burn. |
| 4th Degree Burn | Total destruction of all skin, muscle tendons, ligaments, and bones. Critical and fatal to nature. |
| Body Surface Area | The rule of 9's is used to estimate the amount of BSA that has been burned. Calculated on a % of the body. |
| Head | 9% |
| Chest\Abdomen | 18% |
| Upper, Middle, Lower Back and Butt | 18% |
| Each Arm | 9% |
| Each Leg | 18% |
| Groin | 1% |
| Actinic Keratosis | Precancerous condition from over exposure to sunlight |
| Basil Cell Carcinoma | Most common. Slow growing. Rarely metastesizes. Found alot in OTR truck drivers |
| Keratoacanthoma | An epithelial turmor that first grows rapidly then usually regresses and heals. |
| Melanoma | A highly malignant cancer that forms from melanocytes. Sunburn increases the risk. |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Most rapid growing skin cancer. Metastasis is very uncommon. It may be treated with retinoid compound. Intense erythema occurs in the beginning of treatment |
| What is the skin considered as? | An organ |
| Skin makes up how much of your body weight? | 10% |
| What is the largest organ the body has? | The skin |
| What 3 layers are the skin made up of? | Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous |
| Epidermis | The outtermost thinnest layer containing the melanocytes which produces melanin which is responsible for your skin color. |
| Dermis | Middle layer of skin contains fibroblast, collagens and elastin(proteins), assist in regulating the body temperature. |
| Subcutaneous | Innermost layer and contains lobules of fatty tissue. Also called the hypodermis |
| How many different kind of skin problems are there? | More than 1000 |
| How many different categories are these problems classified in? | 9 different categories |
| What is the most common skin rash reported? | A rash of some kind |
| What is Acne Vulgaris? | Inflammation of the skin, face, or neck cause by an increased activity of subaceous glands |
| What are subaceous glands? | The gland that secretes oil and aid in the body's defense against bacteria. |
| What is the oil that the sebaceous gland secretes? | Sebum oil |
| What can cause acne? | Hormones or puberty are reasons |
| What medicines are used to treat acne? | Benzole peroxide(soap), tetatocycline(orally), zythromax(orally or injectable) |
| Where are fungal infections common to humans? | Skin and nails are the common places to have a fungal infection |
| What type of fungal infections are candida | Thrush or vaginal yeast infections, ringworms |
| Thrush and vaginal yeast infections are caused by what? | Micro fungas effects the horny scally skin or nail. |
| Athlete's foot can appear where | On other parts of the body other than the foot |
| Common meds for fungus are? | Butenafine(lotrimin ultra, mentax), terbinafine(lamisil AT) all of these will kill the fungus these drugs are topical. |
| What drugs are used to treat candiasis? | Clortrimazole(lortrimin)(Gyn-lortrimin) both topical are for yeast infections(mycelex, mycelex troche)are taken orally |
| Mycoses if what? | Condition that effects the entire body internally and externally or more than one area or can cause death |
| Who is most subject to get mycoses? | People with weak immune systems |
| Mucoctaneous infections effect what area? | Effects the region skin comprised of both the mucosa and mucutaneous, mostly occurs external skin stop and smoother inner most skin starts. |
| Pruritis is what? | Itching associated with skin disorder |
| What type of drugs are used to treat this? | Antihistamines |
| Urticaria means wht | Hives or itching wheals |
| Atopic means what | On top of skin |
| Photosensitivity means what | Sensitivity to the sun caused by many medicines. |
| Phototoxicity means what | Sensitivity to the property of some chemicals that are used in medicines. |
| What types of medicines are used in most cases of phototoxicity | Topical and orally used corticosteroids for most skin disorders |
| What type of medicines are used in extreme cases of phototoxicity | coyleted are used |
| Which ACE inhibitors cause photosensitivity | all that are categorized as ACE inhibitors |
| What abx can cause photosensitivity | griseofulvin, quinolones, sulfa meds, tcn antibiotics |
| What antidepressants cause photosensitivity | clomipramine, maprotiline, zoloft, tca's |
| What antihistamines cause photosensitivity | cyproheptadine, benadryl |
| What cardiovascular drugs cause photosensitivity | amiodarone, cardiazm, zocor |
| Which antipsychotics can cause photosensitivity | geodon |
| Which chemo-agents cause photosensitivitiy | All chemo therapy can cause photosensitivity |
| What diuretics cause photosensitivity | Lasix, thiazide |
| What hypoglycemics cause photosensitivity | sulfonylureas |
| What NSAID's cause photosensitivity | all of them |
| What is eczema | Inflammation of the skin characterized by itching, redness, and oozing |
| The FDA has approved a new class of meds to treat eczema called what | immunomodulators |
| What do they do | Effect the body's immune system |
| Psoriasis is what | Chronic noncontagious condition in which epidemic cells multiply and die at an excessive rate |
| What is plaque psoriasis | The production of red, scally skin patches that keep piling on. Very rough skin |
| What causes psoriasis | genetics, illness, injury, emotional stress |
| What are treatments | ameviva, remicade, enbrel, raptiva, oral elidel |
| What is dandruff | Skin or shedding cells from your scalp |
| What is used to treat dandruff | Selsun blue, Head n shoulders, selenium sulfide is the main ingredient |
| selenium does what | controls dandruff and helps get rid of extra dry skin |
| What is rosacea | Chronic disorder with an inflammatory vascular component |
| What are two vascular components | erythemalolelangectatic and papulopustular which mary become infected to cause the rosacea |
| What triggers rosacea | Stress, hot drinks, spicy foods, alcohol, and body temp |
| What medicines are used to treat rosacea | azelex topical\oral med (Oracea) |
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