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An obese 68-year-old man with severe psoriasis has been receiving treatment with methotrexate. Which of the following would not be an appropriate monitoring parameter during therapy?
A) Annual pulmonary function testing
B) Annual auditory function testing
C) Liver function tests every 1 to 2 m...
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An obese 68-year-old man with severe psoriasis has been receiving treatment with
methotrexate. Which of the following would not be an appropriate monitoring parameter
during therapy?
A) Annual pulmonary function testing
B) Annual auditory function testing
C) Liver function tests every 1 to 2 months
D) Complete blood count monthly to bimonthly - Answer-B) Annual auditory function
testing
A 25-year-old woman in her first trimester presents with moderate plaque psoriasis
affecting her face, scalp, trunk, arms, and legs (BSA 8%). Which of the following would
not be appropriate?
A) UVA therapy
B) Betamethasone valerate 0.1% scalp lotion
C) Hydrocortisone 1% to lesions on her face
D) Acitretin 10 mg capsule - Answer-D) Acitretin 10 mg capsule
A 34-year-old woman presents with new onset psoriasis requiring systemic therapy.
She is a nonsmoker and has a past history of Crohn disease. Which of the following
medications should be avoided in this patient?
A) Etanercept
B) Ustekinumab
C) Secukinumab
D) Golimumab - Answer-C) Secukinumab
Effective combination therapies include all of the following except:
A) Topical corticosteroid + calcipotriene
B) Topical corticosteroid + tazarotene
C) Topical corticosteroid + methotrexate
D) Topical corticosteroid + UVA - Answer-D) Topical corticosteroid + UVA
Calcipotriene can be inactivated by:
A) Salicylic acid
B) Anthralin
C) Acitretin
D) UVA - Answer-A) Salicylic acid
, A 66-year-old man presents with mild plaque psoriasis affecting his scalp. Which of the
following constitutes an initial pharmacologic therapy for him?
A) Clobetasol shampoo
B) Betamethasone ointment
C) Betamethasone cream
D) Hydrocortisone lotion - Answer-A) Clobetasol shampoo
A 55-year-old woman has new-onset moderate to severe plaque psoriasis with a history
of hepatitis C-induced liver cirrhosis for the past year. Which of the following systemic
agents would be appropriate as initial therapy?
A) Infliximab
B) Golimumab
C) Methotrexate
D) Cyclosporine - Answer-A) Infliximab
Appropriate use of cyclosporine includes all of the following except:
A) Patients with severe inflammatory flares of psoriasis
B) Patients with recalcitrant psoriasis who have failed other therapies
C) Waiting for a week before considering a dosage increase, if the response is
inadequate
D) Patients with a history of severe CKD - Answer-D) Patients with a history of severe
CKD
Which of the following histocompatibility complexes is genetically linked to psoriasis?
A) HLA-Cw* Chromosome 06
B) HLA-Cw* on Chromosome 17
C) HLA-Cw* on Chromosomes X and Y
D) Genes involved in peptide signaling are likely associated with psoriasis. - Answer-A)
HLA-Cw* Chromosome 06
RK is a 44-year-old man with a PMH of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and
alcohol abuse. His psoriasis presents with plaques that cover approximately 7% of his
body including his back and knees. His labs are otherwise at goal today. Given this
patient's PMH and BSA % covered, which of the following therapies is best to avoid in
this patient?
A) Infliximab
B) Acitretin
C) Brodalumab
D) Etanercept - Answer-B) Acitretin
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