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CHAPTER 8-12 HPEX 353 test 2 Question with Correct Answers
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CHAPTER 8-12 HPEX 353 test 2 Question withCorrect Answers
seborrheic dermatitis and treatment ? Correct Answer-Chronic disease of
sebaceous glands common in infant, appears as cradle cap or diaper rash
Treatment : shampoo containing salicylic acid or zinc pyrithione and
hydrocortisone creams
Contact dermatitis Correct Answer-Acute skin inflammation caused by
direct contact with offending substance that creates an allergic response.
Causes erythema and small skin vesicles
Atopic dermatitis Correct Answer-Skin inflammation, produces intense
itching. Appears to have allergic or hereditary components
Psoriasis Correct Answer-noninfectious, inflammatory, pink or red
lesions of skin with characteristic silvery scaling, occurs between age 15
and 30
What is the Treatment for psoriasis? Correct Answer-Palliative
Avoid precipitating factors
Ultraviolet (UV) A or UV-B light
Coal tar preparations, corticosteroid creams
Open, wet dressings
Biological agents
Intralesional therapy
,Complementary therapy
Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids
Vitamin supplements
Aloe vera applications
Stress-reduction strategies
Psoriasis is characterized by red lesions with Correct Answer-silvery
scales
Urticaria Correct Answer-also known as hives
Acne vulgaris Correct Answer-Inflammatory disease of sebaceous
glands, hair follicles
Common in adolescence
alopecia Correct Answer-baldness/ hair loss
Herpes simple's virus type 1 Correct Answer-cold sores or fever blisters
Impetigo can be caused by Correct Answer-Herpes simple's virus
, herpes zoster Correct Answer-(Shingles): acute, inflammatory, painful
vesicles usually on the trunk of the body; occasionally on the face .
primarily affects adults over age 50
Impetigo Correct Answer-contagious skin infection marked by fluid-
filled blister that become pustular, rupture, and form a yellow crust.
A---- Or boil is an abscess involving the hair follicle and subcutaneous
tissue. A---consists of several boils developing in adjoining hair follicles
with multiple drainage sinuses Correct Answer-furuncles and carbuncles
Pediculosis is skin infestation with--- Correct Answer-Lice
Pediculosis corporis: body lice
Pediculosis capitis: head lice
Pediculosis pubis: pubic lice
Dermatophytes is caused by ------infections of the skin Correct Answer-
ringworms or Direct contact with fungus or spores
A skin disorder you might find on a person who is elderly, debilitated, or
paralyzed is Correct Answer-Decubitus Ulcers
Warts, or verrucae, are caused by the Correct Answer-by infection with
a virus known as the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV causes keratin,
a hard protein in the top layer of the skin (the epidermis) to grow too
much.
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