A 24 year old female patient presents with lesions on her li…
A 24 year old female patient presents with lesions on her lip that erupted after she endured a tingling and burning sensation in the same area. All other areas of her skin are normal. She says no one else in her family has this symptom. The lesions appear as vesicles surrounded by an erythematous base. Your top differential diagnosis is most likely:
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Your 7 year-old patient presents with a rose/red maculopapular rash that started approximately 3-4 days ago and has now spread to their trunk. On further exam you notice white spots on an erythematous base. The paret states the patient had signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory infection prior to the rash appearing. Your first differential diagnosis should be?
Read DetailsA 13 year old female patient presents with a history of a re…
A 13 year old female patient presents with a history of a red patch on her trunk that was followed several days later by several faint, erythematous patches on her trunk and arms. They are mildly pruritic. Upon examination, the nurse practitioner notices many faint erythamatous papulosquamous patches. There are no lesions on the face or palms of hands or soles of feet. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
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Your patient presents with the chief complaint of excessive sweating, The patient states, “I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it doesn’t have an odor.” The nurse practitioner knows this data belongs in which portion of the SOAP note:
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