Bacterial Skin Infections
1.This
patient has this eruption on his abdomen. He is a swimmer so extensively shaves
his body hair and recently took antibiotics for a sinus infection. Which one of
the features of this case is NOT a risk factor for methicillin-resistant Staph
aureus (MRSA) infection?
3.*A
18 year-old man has a new painful raised erythematous nodule on his knee that
is fluctuant on palpation. What is the most appropriate management for this
patient?
4.*What
is the most likely etiology of this patient’s cellulitis?
5.*This
30-year old patient has a painful rash on his thigh. He works in construction
and thinks this is where a piece of metal injured him a couple days ago. Over
the past 24 hours the area is being more purple, spreading, and very painful.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
6.*What
is the most appropriate initial treatment for this patient?
7.*Ten players on a basketball team have
been diagnosed with impetigo. The team
doctor should:
8.*Your patient presents with a three day
history of a new expanding red tender plaque on his right lower leg. The probable diagnosis is:
9.*This patient has erysipelas. What statement(s) is(are) true?
10.*MRSA risk factors include
11.*Oral
antibiotic(s) that is (are) used to treat more extensive impetigo include
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