General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 511: What ORAL antibiotics are often used in acne vulgaris? _____ or oral doxycycline 100mg

Answer: Oral lymecycline 408mg

Flashcard 512: Oral isotretinoin can cause _____

Answer: idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Flashcard 513: Cutaneous warts peak in _____

Answer: adolescence/early adulthood

Flashcard 514: What is the managment of classical (non-exertional) heat stroke? _____

Answer: Evaporative cooling (wetting and fanning of the skin)

Flashcard 515: First-line management of folliculitis that does not resolve spontaneously involves _____.

Answer: topical antiseptics (e.g., triclosan, chlorhexidine)

Flashcard 516: Heat stroke is defined as a core body temperature >_____°C & CNS dysfunction

Answer: 40

Flashcard 517: What is the first-line management for onychomycosis if few nails are affected? _____

Answer: Topical antifungal treatment (amorolfine)

Flashcard 518: Tinea corporis is spread through _____

Answer: skin-to-skin contact

Flashcard 519: Onychomycosis tends to affect _____ patients and immunocompromised individuals

Answer: older

Flashcard 520: Pityriasis versicolor is most commonly seen in _____ **bonus, why?

Answer: teenagers/young adults

Extra: Pityriasis versicolor is most common in these age groups due to increased **sebum production**, as *Malassezia* is a lipophilic fungus.