Friday Pop Quiz 04/26/2024
A 65-year-old patient presents with this painful, itchy rash on the right dorsal foot. The pain has made ambulating difficult. Prior unsuccessful treatments included topical betamethasone and clotrimazole. Based on the image provided, which of the following treatments have the highest cure rate?
A. Oral itraconazole
B. Oral terbinafine
C. Topical ciclopirox nail lacquer
D. Topical …
A 65-year-old patient presents with this painful, itchy rash on the right dorsal foot. The pain has made ambulating difficult. Prior unsuccessful treatments included topical betamethasone and clotrimazole. Based on the image provided, which of the following treatments have the highest cure rate?
A. Oral itraconazole
B. Oral terbinafine
C. Topical ciclopirox nail lacquer
D. Topical … 
Treatment with a q-switched laser targeting which of the following wavelengths, in nm, is most appropriate to remove a majority of the shown tattoo?
A. 310
B. 532
C. 755
D. 1064
E. 1450
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A 39-year-old woman presents for pruritic lesions of the bilateral lower extremities, as shown, without involvement elsewhere on the body. She denies joint pain, depressive symptoms, and difficulty with ambulation. She has previously tried treating the lesions with over-the-counter moisturizing cream without improvement. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in the managemen … 
The neoplasm shown is made of cells that are most likely to contain which of the following substances?
A. Histamine
B. Antibodies
C. Major basic protein
D. Melanin
E. Myeloperoxidases
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An increased level of which of the following proteins is most implicated in the pathogenesis of pruritus in the patient’s condition?
A. Defensin
B. Histamine
C. Interleukin-2
D. Interleukin-31
E. Transforming growth factor-beta
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