General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ are used for acute flares and moderate-to-severe atopic eczema

Hint: management

If impetigo is _____ or does NOT respond to treatment then consider sending a swab (microbiological testing)

Consider _____ in impetigo that is resistant to treatment 0_0 uh oh

Hint: organism

Atopic eczema presenting with oozing, painful, crusted eczema WITH _____ or general malaise should be managed with antibiotics

The two primary types of impetigo are _____ & bullous

Hint: ~70% of cases

Risk factors for scabies: _____ contact Compromised immune system Poor hygiene Children

Scabies causes a(n) _____ associated with a type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity reaction to mites/eggs occuring ~30 days after initial infection

The most common organism causing impetigo is _____

_____ impetigo = fluid-filled vesicles that rupture forming "honey-coloured" crust Bullous impetigo = bullae with thin skin that peels off and ruptures oozing yellow fluid, leaving a scaley rim & erythematous raw area

Atopic eczema presenting with sleep disturbance should be offered a(n) _____

Hint: medication