Chapter 9, Problem 17CRQ

1. Which of the following areas of the heel are recommended for dermal (capillary) puncture? (Choose all that apply.) a. Back of heel b. Medial plantar surface c. Lateral plantar surface d. Arch of foot

A 75-year-year old patient presents with an unknown skin condition, that includes redness with newly formed pustules on his forearms.  The rash has persisted for 7 days. A. What type of specimen would you collect? B. What type of tests would you run? C. What might this skin infection be? D. Proposed treatment?

Mrs. Thompson was smoking a cigarette while using oxygen. The oxygen ignited causing 5th degree burns on Mrs. Thompson's forehead. To treat this area  a. excising the tissue  b. waxing c. excising the tissue, wax reconstruction, and cosmetics  d. corrective cosmetic treatment