Pruritus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

12-month-old male Past 3 months increased erythema and pruritus scratches all night, sheets bloody in the am family history of allergic rhinitis and asthma - Acute atopic dermatitis treatment for acute atopic dermatitis - Daily lukewarm bath 5-20min, mild or no soap. pat dry after bath, add emollient, ie. aquaphor Repeat emollient with each diaper change Topical steroids first line, least potent first calcineurini inhibitors to face (tacrolimus, and pimecrolimus) Consider bleach baths a...

port participation •Exposure to insects •Jewelry/metals/chemicals •Family history Is it: Local or systemic Pruritus- all day or worse at night Uticaria - duration Pigmented changes Pigmentation/Changes of the skin Diff diagnosis Correct Answer: Nevi- brown, beige or pink(< 5mm) Melanoma Related to pregnancy- melasma (mask of pregnancy) Addison disease Side effect of medication- steroid therapy skin lesions Correct Answer: Macule - flat, nonpalpable (freckle, petechia) Papule - PALPA...

Christensen: Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition Chapter 03: Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient has generalized macular-papular skin eruptions and complains of severe pruritus from contact dermatitis. When the nurse administers his therapeutic bath, it is important to remember that a. using Burow’s solution helps promote healing. b. rubbing the skin briskly decreases pruritus. c. allowing 20 to 60 minutes to complete the ...

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How does acupuncture work? correct answer: Placing solid (not hollow) needles along "lines of meridian". - Several hundred acupuncture points. - Each has a specific set of functions. Which item is Yang? A. Fire B. Water correct answer: A. Fire Which item is yang? A. 10am B 10 pm correct answer: A. 10 am Which item is Yang? A. Mare B. Stallion correct answer: Stallion Which is yang? Winter or summer? correct answer: Summer Which is yang? East or West? correct answer: East...

• Jacob, a 33-year-old construction worker, complains of a “lump on his back” over his scapula. It has been there for about a year and is getting larger. He says his wife has been able to squeeze out a cheesy- textured substance on occasion. He worries this may be cancer. When gently pinched from the side, a prominent dimple forms in the middle of the mass. What is most likely? A Sebaceous cyst • 8-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin lesion. ...

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NUR 2474 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM 1. The nurse working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four patients who were just admitted. Which patient should the nurse assess first? a. The NPO patient with a blood glucose level of 80 mg/dL who just received 20 units of 70/30 Novolin insulin b. The patient with a pulse of 58 beats per minute who is about to receive digoxin (Lanoxin) c. The patient with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg who complains of having a ...

NAVLE Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Extreme pruritus on ventrum of horse Worse during summer Excoriations, alopecia Thickening of skin CORRECT ANSWER-Culicoides hypersensitivity Most likely ddx for a cranial mediastinal mass in a dog CORRECT ANSWER-Thymoma Breeds that are predisposed to atopic dermaitis CORRECT ANSWER-West highland white terrier Wire hair fox terrier English bull dog Boston terrier