*BONUS Question* Answer this question correctly, and 2 point…
*BONUS Question* Answer this question correctly, and 2 points will be added to your final exam grade. There is no penalty for answering incorrectly. A 19 year old male presents to the emergency department with burns after being at a bond fire party with his friends. His accompanying friend states the fire was burning out so he and the patient add more logs to the fire, then the patient threw a bottle of gasoline on the fire which caused an explosion. Upon exam you note significant erythema and blisters to the patient’s face, chest, and abdomen. You note black charred skin of his entire right arm, and blisters to the front of his right leg. The skin of his front left arm and leg are dry, without blisters, but are erythematous and painful. No burns present to his genitals or back. What percentage of this patient’s total body surface area is injured?
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A 62 year old male presents to the urgent care clinic with complaints of worsening nodules to his neck that have now appeared to his face. He states this started a year ago, but has gotten worse. On exam you note he is a white male with fair complected skin. When you ask about medical and social history, he reports he has hypertension and GERD. States he works as a landscaper. On physical exam you note nodules to the neck that are waxy and pearly in appearance. You refer the patient to an outpatient dermatology clinic for biopsy, because you are concern for which condition?
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