Skin Summary Flashcards
(32 cards)
What do emollients do
Soothe, smooth and hydrate
What does ACBS stand for
Advisory committee on borderline substances
What is Parrafin warning
Risk of fire
Where can barrier preps be used
Around skin - stomas, bedsores, pressure areas etc
Treatment for nappy rash
1st line - change nappies frequently
2nd line - Antifungal like clotrimazole
Alt - zinc oxide cream and ointment
Tinea capitis
Scalp
Tinea corporis
Body
Tinea cruris
Groin
Tinea manuum
Hand
Tinea pedis
Foot
Tinea ungium
Nail
Who gets treated with permethrin
All household members
Where is permethrin applied
Whole hands and body but not to head and face (above 2)
Apply it everywhere for under 2 and elderly
How long is permethrin applied for
8 to 12 hours and washed off
Apply again a week later
Pay attention to webs of fingers and toes
When can children go back to school
24 hours after first treatment
What is best for headline
Dimeticone
How does dimeticone work
Interferes with water balance in lice by preventing excretion if water
What is alternative to dimeticone
Malathion
How is headline treatment done
Apply 8 to 12 hours
2 applications
7 days apart
Everyone at same time
Treatment for crab lice
Permethrin or malathion
In eczema what is the treatment for lichenification
Potent corticosteroid
In eczema what is the treatment for itching
Non sedating antihistamine
In eczema what is the treatment for weeping eczema
Potent corticosteroid
