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Midterm Exam: NR511/ NR 511 (2026/2027 Update) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum Exam Review Weeks 1-4 Questions and Answers - Chamberlain
Midterm Exam: NR511/ NR 511 (2026/2027
Update) Differential Diagnosis &
Primary Care Practicum Exam Review
Weeks 1-4 Questions and Answers
- Chamberlain
Q: What organism is the most common to cause a fungal skin infection?
Answer:
Candida albicans
Q: Characteristics of a fungal skin infection when assessing?
Answer:
Papular rash with satellite lesions
Q: What can be used to treat a fungal skin infection?
Answer:
Cream or pills
Q: What should you educate a patient on, who has a fungal skin infection?
Answer:
Keep area dry as possible
Q: Who is at risk for fungal skin infections?
Answer:
Can be opportunistic; immunocompromised patients
Older or younger patients, diabetics, patients who are on antibiotics, patients with conditions that
alter immunity like: AIDs, DM, corticosteroids, BM transplant, chemotherapy, invasive lines,
invasive monitoring devices.
Q: Does a patient with a fungal skin infection, need to be referred to dermatology?
Answer:
No, unless no improvement.
Q: Characteristics of Tinea vesicolor?
Answer:
Commonly found on trunk or shoulders
Flat to slightly elevated brown papeles or plaques that scale when they are rubbed, along with
areas of hypopigmentation, pruritic
Q: What is balanitis?
Answer:
Candidiasis in the glans of the penis.
Q: What is tinea corporis?
Answer:
ringworm of the body/trunk
Q: Characteristics of Tinea corporis?
Answer:
Annual or ring shaped lesions with scaly borders and a central clearing
Q: What is time a pedis?
Answer:
Athletes foot or fungus on feet/toes
Q: What is Tinea Cruis?
Answer:
jock itch/ groin area
Q: Onychomycosis is what?
Answer:
fungal infection of the nail bed/ tinea unguium
Q: Onychomycosis characteristics?
Answer:
White/ yellowing of The nail, thickening of the nail, and separation of the nail from the nail bed.
Can occur on toenails or fingernails. But more common on the toenails.
Q: Nystatin is effective in treating what?
Answer:
Candida albicans only.
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