NRNP 6540 Week 3: Knowledge Check Quiz – SKIN AND LYMPHATIC DISORDERS

NRNP 6540 Week 3: Knowledge Check Quiz – SKIN AND LYMPHATIC DISORDERS

Question 1
1 / 1 pts

A 76-year-old female patient presents with a lesion on her right arm that has been present for three years. She reports that it alternately crusts and heals, and it initially appeared as a shiny papule but now looks like this. What is your tentative diagnosis?

Melanoma

 

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Correct!

Basal Cell Carcinoma

 

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

 

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Question 2

1 / 1 pts
Which pathogens are most commonly responsible for causing cellulitis?

staph epidermidis

Correct!

group A strep pyrogenes

Correct!

staph aureus

 

methicillin-resistant staph aureus

 

Question 3

1 / 1 pts

You are treating an immunocompetent patient recovering from herpes zoster ophthalmicus. The patient inquires about receiving a vaccine to prevent another herpes zoster outbreak. What is your recommendation?

 

No need to get the vaccine since she has had herpes zoster and now has immunity to it.

Correct!

 

Recommend the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine to reduce the chance of recurrence.

 

 

Only one dose of recombinant vaccine is indicated following a herpes zoster outbreak

 

NRNP 6540 Week 3: Knowledge Check Quiz

Question 4

1 / 1 pts

You have diagnosed a patient with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). What would be your treatment plan for this patient?

Correct!

Prescribe valacyclovir 1 g orally three times a day for 7 days.

Correct!

Refer the patient to an ophthalmologist.

Correct!

Administer topical corticosteroids.

 

Prescribe atropine 1% eye drops, 1 drop in the left eye three times a day.

 

Question 5

1 / 1 pts
Explain the etiology of lymphedema.

Low blood albumin

 

Anemia

Correct!

 

Accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space.

 

Renal insufficiency

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Question 6

1 / 1 pts

A 71-year-old patient presents with a red and swollen area measuring 7 cm x 2 cm on his left lower leg. The lesion is tender and warm to the touch. He suspects his cat may have scratched him a few days ago. The right lower leg appears normal. What is your tentative diagnosis?

 

Insect bite

 

Thrombophlebitis

 

Drug reaction

Correct!

Cellulitis

 

NRNP 6540 Week 3: Knowledge Check Quiz

Question 7

1 / 1 pts

An 82-year-old male patient, a retired farmer, has multiple freckles on his face, arms, and back. One of the freckles appears to be enlarging. What is your tentative diagnosis?

Basal Cell Carcinoma

 

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

 

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Correct!

Melanoma

 

Question 8

1 / 1 pts

You have diagnosed a 67-year-old female patient with psoriasis. What initial treatment would you recommend?

Correct!

Prescribe hydrocortisone topical 2.5% to be applied to the affected area 2 to 4 times daily.

Correct!

Recommend Topical Vitamin D.

 

Prescribe prednisone 10 mg, one tablet orally four times a day.

 

Prescribe methotrexate 25 mg, one tablet orally once a week.

 

NRNP 6540 Week 3: Knowledge Check Quiz

Question 9

1 / 1 pts

A 76-year-old male patient complains of peeling skin and itching primarily between his toes. What is your tentative diagnosis?

Psoriasis

Correct!

Tinea pedis

 

Yeast infection

 

Eczema

 

Question 10

1 / 1 pts
What is the most effective method for diagnosing tinea infections?

Bacterial culture

 

Response to steroid cream application

Correct!

KOH examination of skin scrapings