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.
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
Black and white patients enrolled in Medicare do not receive the same medical treatment, even when ...
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in adults and patients 12 years and older.
Tinea unguium, or nail fungus.
Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm.
Client and therapist positioning for foot reflexology.