Basal Cell Carcinoma – Friday Pop Quiz 12/21
A patient undergoes an excision for a basal cell carcinoma on the left neck with complex closure reported. 2 weeks following the excision she returns. She says earlier that week she was gardening and came into some poison ivy that is giving a pruritic arm rash. You prescribe a topical steroid for use and code the visit as a 99213. Does the visit need a modifier?
A). No, the patient is beyond th …
A patient undergoes an excision for a basal cell carcinoma on the left neck with complex closure reported. 2 weeks following the excision she returns. She says earlier that week she was gardening and came into some poison ivy that is giving a pruritic arm rash. You prescribe a topical steroid for use and code the visit as a 99213. Does the visit need a modifier?
A). No, the patient is beyond th … Continue reading "Basal Cell Carcinoma – Friday Pop Quiz 12/21"
This week's topic - Papule Removal
This patient presents with a papule on the abdomen that he would like you to remove. He states he's always had it and finds it to be unattractive. Which of the following is true?
A.) similar finding is present in 20% of the general population.
B.) In women there is no change with changing hormones.
C.) On histology demonstrate smooth muscle.
D.) Has … 
Introduction
Dermoscopy, also known as epiluminescence microscopy, epiluminoscopy or skin surface microscopy, is a noninvasive technique for examination of skin by using a high quality magnifying lens and powerful lighting system to visualize the skin (Figure 1). Although dermoscopy was initially used for the study of mainly pigmented lesions, in the past several years its utility in non-pigmen … 
What are the nail findings in this condition?
A.) Red-white longitudinal bands and v-shaped distal nicks
B.) Oil spots and onycholysis
C.) Clubbing
D.) Dolichonychia
E.) Trachyonychia
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You are called to evaluate a patient that recently returned from a trip to Mexico with these cutaneous findings. Upon further questioning, he reports being on oral doxycycline for Lyme disease for the past 14 days. What is the major contributor of this cutaneous reaction?
A.) UVA
B.) UVA1
C.) UVB
D.) UVC
E.) Visible Light
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