Resident Corner

It’s Pop Quiz Friday 7/13! Let’s see if you get it right!
Next Steps Pop Quiz An 80-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease developed a new pruritic eruption with these cutaneous findings. What is the antigenic target of the autoantibodies generated in this condition A. NC16A of BPAg1 B. NC16A of BPAg2 C. C-terminal of BPAg1 D. C-terminal of BPAg2 E. alpha-6-beta-4 integrin To find out the correct answer and read t …
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Millennial Physicians: Changing the Face of Medicine
The last few years have seen no shortage of think pieces about how millennials are changing our world and our culture.  From changes in social norms, to their embrace of technology to “killing” various industries, there’s a fascination with how this young generation (myself included) is leaving their mark on our society.  There have also been several articles concerned with how our generat …
It’s Pop Quiz Friday 7/6! Let’s see if you get it right!
NS Pop Quiz Friday 14 This patient is not a candidate for systemic therapy and declines surgical treatment. Which of the following injectable agents is an oncolytic virus that is FDA-approved for inoperable disease? A) Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) B) Interleukin-2 C) GM-CSF D) Rose bengal E) bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) To find out the correct answer and …
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It’s Pop Quiz Friday 6/29! Let’s see if you get it right!
FridayPopQuiz_13 Which dermoscopic features are illustrated here? A) Reticular pattern and milky-red globules B) Atypical pigment network & blue-white veil C) Globular pattern & radial streaks D) Homogenous pattern & pseudopoding E) Starburst pattern & regression To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here. …
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Real World Dermatology: Clinical Pearls Galore – Part 2
PART 2   Here are some more clinical pearls from the 2018 residents conference.  If you haven’t read part one, you can find it here. From Dr. Dee Anna Glaser’s “What You Really Need to Know about Treating the Aging Face: Fillers and Toxins”: Evaluation during consultation is key. Ask the patient what they would like done, and what their budget is.  While choosing treatm …