It’s Pop Quiz Friday 7/6! Let’s see if you get it right!
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 …
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)
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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
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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 … 
What is the next step when seeing this patient?
A) No further work up needed
B) Endoscopy to look for vascular malformations w/ potential GI bleeding
C) Careful follow up to monitor for malignant transformation, including possible imaging and biopsy in the future.
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PART 1
This June, I had the pleasure of attending the Real World Dermatology for Residents conference in Las Vegas. This conference brought together distinguished dermatologists from across the country to educate residents on practical topics that ranged from treatment guidelines, to clinical pears, to advice about achieving success on the boards. Here are some of the pearls I took …