Antibiotics – Friday Pop Quiz 4/14/2023
A 48-year-old man is admitted for fever and malaise and is treated with antibiotics. Approximately 10 days after initiation of antibiotics, the patient’s skin, including the mucous membranes, blisters and desquamates, as shown. Which of the following laboratory findings is most likely to prognosticate the patient’s mortality?
A. Body surface area involvement
B. Heart rate
C. Serum …
A 48-year-old man is admitted for fever and malaise and is treated with antibiotics. Approximately 10 days after initiation of antibiotics, the patient’s skin, including the mucous membranes, blisters and desquamates, as shown. Which of the following laboratory findings is most likely to prognosticate the patient’s mortality?
A. Body surface area involvement
B. Heart rate
C. Serum … 
Which of the following cell types is most likely to be found on a Wright-Giemsa stain of fluid from the lesions shown on this 2-day-old child?
A. Basophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Histiocytes
D. Mast cells
E. Neutrophils
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A 55-year-old patient from the Caribbean presents with indurated scaly papules and plaques on his trunk, arms, and legs. The rash started six months ago and has progressed rather quickly. Review of system was notable for pruritus and xerosis; patient reported no personal history of skin diseases, including psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Several 4-mm punch biopsies were performed. Based on th … 
The only Food and Drug Administration approved treatment for a flare of the condition pictured below works by directly blocking which of the following cytokines?
A. IL-23
B. IL-31
C. IL-36
D. IL-17
E. IL-13
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A 62-year old patient was admitted for new-onset shortness of breath secondary to pneumonia. Dermatology was consulted to evaluate a pruritic skin eruption affecting multiple body sites. She denied prior skin problems, and antihistamines failed to improve the it …