General Surgery — Flashcards
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Urticaria presents with _____ that are pruritic and usually last < 24 hours
Hint: lesion
What is the management for urticaria if trouble sleeping? _____
_____ affects deeper skin layers than urticaria, resulting in swelling of the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissues.
How is an active head lice infestation (pediculosis capitis) definitively diagnosed?
Eron classification for cellulitis: Class III: _____ OR unstable comorbidity that may interfere with a response to treatment OR a limb-threatening infection due to vascular compromise
Pressure sores typically occur over _____
What is the management for **Eron class II** cellulitis? _____ (Class II: Systemically unwell OR systemically well but with a comorbidity e.g. PAD, chronic venous insufficiency, morbid obesity)
_____ infestations are caused by parasitic insects called Pediculus humanus capitis that inhabit human scalp hair & feed on blood
_____ are areas of localised skin & underlying tissue damage caused by prolonged pressure, shear, or friction
_____ = flat border, poorly-demarcated Erysipelas= raised border, well-demarcated
Hint: erysipelas/cellulitis
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