Nicolas is a football player who presents to the clinic with athlete's foot. Patients with tinea pedis may be treated with:
1. OTC miconazole cream for 4 weeks
2. Oral ketoconazole for 6 weeks
3. Mupirocin ointment for 2 weeks
4. Nystatin cream for 2 weeks
Question 2
Tobie presents to the clinic with moderate acne. He has been using OTC benzoyl peroxide at home with minimal improvement.
A topical antibiotic (clindamycin) and a topical retinoid adapalene (Differin) are prescribed. Education of Tobie would include:
1. He should see an improvement in his acne within the first 2 weeks of treatment.
2. If there is no response in a week, double the daily application of adapalene (Differin).
3. He may see an initial worsening of his acne that will improve in 6 to 8 weeks.
4. Adapalene may cause bleaching of clothing.
Communicating with patients with special needs
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Nicolas Poussin, Landscape with St. John on Patmos.
Dorsiflexion of the foot with direct pressure to bottom of foot with the thumbs.
Intrinsic muscles of the foot.
Apply thumb strokes on foot bottom and toes. Hold the baby’s foot bottom-up and use thumbs to ...