The presentation of cellulitis is almost always unilateral. If there is bilateral involvement, or if it does not respond to antibiotic therapy, the APRN should consider an alternative diagnosis such as stasis or contact dermatitis.

  Based on the following image, this rash is associated with what condition? 

Based on the picture below, what is your final diagnosis, three differential diagnosis, treatment and plan of care for this patient?  1. Final Diagnosis 2. Differential Diagnosis (3) 3. Treatment 4. Plan of Care 

Based on the picture below, what is your final diagnosis, three differential diagnosis, treatment and plan of care for this patient?  1. Final Diagnosis 2. Differential Diagnosis (3) 3. Treatment 4. Plan of Care  

How  does Herpes gestationis (gestational pemphigoid) differ from PUPPPs?

Fill in the blank ___________ is an inflammatory, mucocutaneous condition estimated to occur in 1% of the population, most commonly affecting middle-aged adults with a slightly higher prevalence in females. Patients with this skin condition also report a high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV), chronic hepatitis, and primary biliary cirrhosis. It has also been associated with other immune-mediated conditions involving the skin such as vitiligo, alopecia areata, lichen sclerosis, and dermatomyositis

With examination of the images below, as the APRN, what do you see as problematic? What is the cause of this patient’s issue?  

Patients with epibole or hypergranulation tissue should be referred to a wound care specialist, general surgeon, or plastic surgeon for consideration of chemical cauterization (e.g., silver nitrate) or sharp debridement.

Please provide 4 reasons intra-articular injections are performed

The nurse is preparing to start administration of antibiotic therapy to a patient admitted for a urinary tract infection. Which action is most important prior to administering the antibiotic?