Looking for an interesting way to test your knowlede about dermatology? Think you know enough to pass this quiz? For this quiz, you will have to comprehend how to handle certain situations as a dermatologist, whether nonprescription topical antibiotics can be used to treat infections, what terbinafine is, and the appropriate term for athlete’s foot. This quiz is just a face wash away from you receiving a passing score. Good luck.
True
False
Muscle stiffness
Dry skin
Contact dermatitis
Eczema
Atopy
Astringent
Counterirritant
Skin protectant
Keratolytic
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroid
Antiseptic
Antifungal
Anesthetic
Keratolytic
The patient did not clean the rash properly
Hydrocortisone is too occlusive
The patient did not use wet compresses
It will take weeks to heal completely
Ointment should have been used initially instead of cream
Tinea pedis
Tinea cruris
Tinea corporis
Tinea capitis
Tinea unguium
Stratum lucidum
Stratum germinativum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
True
False
Asthma, tinea
Allergic rhinitis, tinea
Dry skin, allergic rhinitis
Dry skin, tinea
Asthma, allergic rhinitis
Bacterial infection
Chronic dermatitis
Xerosis
Tinea corporis
Fungal infection
They reduce the inflammatory response
They create mild irritation that makes stronger pain or irritation less noticeable
They reduce the mast cell release of histamine
They protect the skin from irritants
They bind irritants to prevent them from being absorbed
Contact with an allergen in the environment causes T-cells in the skin to stimulate an immune response.
The skin develops cracks from excessive dryness, allowing bacteria to enter.
Contact with a chemical in the environment stimulates the immune system via direct damage to leukocytes.
Damage to the stratum corneum from a chemical in the environment allows bacteria to enter.
Mast cells in the skin have a hypersensitivity response and release histamine.
Hydrogen peroxide
Rubbing alcohol
Iodine
Povidone-iodine
Gentian violet
Fungal infections
Muscle stiffness
Eczema
Contact dermatitis
Bacterial infections
Astringent
Anesthetic
Antiseptic
Counterirritant
Keratolytic
White petrolatum
Diphenhydramine
Salicylic acid
Double antibiotic ointment
Calamine lotion
Tinea unguium
Tinea capitis
Tinea corporis
Tinea cruris
Tinea pedis
Undecylenic acid
Clotrimazole
Miconazole
Tolnaftate
Terbinafine
Several times a week
Daily
Twice a day
Five times a day
Continuously
48 hours
3 days
5 days
7 days
14 days
Chronic papulosquamous tinea pedis
Chronic intertriginous tinea pedis
Chronic contact dermatitis
Acute contact dermatitis
Acute papulosquamous tinea pedis
Counterirritants
Anesthetics
Emollients
Keratolytics
Astringents
Female
Urban residence
Family history
Caucasian
Child
One day
One week
Two weeks
Three weeks
Four weeks
Corticosteroid
Counterirritant
Keratolytic
Anesthetic
Astringent