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@Brianna17

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Cellulitis is a deep skin infection involving the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. The nurse practitioner suspects cellulitis in a 70-year-old Asian diabetic male presenting with reddened edematous skin around his nares.
 
  Which statement below will the nurse practitioner use in her decision-making process for the differential diagnosis pertaining to reddened edematous skin?
  A. Cellulitis is two times more common in women
  B. Facial cellulitis is more common in people >55
  C. There is low incidence of cellulitis in patients with diabetes
  D. Cellulitis is only a disease of the lower extremities of patients with known arterial insufficiency

Question 2

Patients who have an underlying tinea infection to the cellulitis should also be treated with which one of the following?
 
  A. An anti-fungal medication
  B. Topical steroids
  C. Oral steroids
  D. Zinc oxide


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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