NRNP 6540 Week Quiz Knowledge Check 2022 / 2023

What is the most common presentation of athlete’s foot? Athlete’s foot is a dermatophyte fungus infection of the feet that can affect the soles, the interdigital cleft of the toes, and the nails. Tinea Pedis presents different variety of signs and symptoms. The most common presentation is chronic intertriginous type. It starts with scaling, maceration, erosion and redness of the interdigital and subdigital skin of the feet ( Nigam & Saleh, 2021) Reference Nigam, P. K., & Saleh, D. (2021). Tinea Pedis. STATPEARLS. 2- What is the best way to diagnose tinea infections? Although tinea infection can be diagnosed based on how they appear, but the gold standard of diagnosis is potassium hydroxide direct microscopic examination. Culture may be needed for tinea capitis or tinea unguium. Most tinea do not need to be cultured because the treatments are effective against the different types of tinea ( Nigam & Saleh, 2021) Reference Nigam, P. K., & Saleh, D. (2021). Tinea Pedis. STATPEARLS. 3- Describe the etiology of Lymphedema Lymphedema is the buildup of protein-rich fluid in the tissues due to a malfunction of the lymphatic system that obstruct the lymph vessels from draining back to the circulation. Lymphedema has many etiology. It may be innate or hereditary . Lymphedema may be caused by a