WK5 DISCUS

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Diagnosis and Management of Skin Disorders:

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Case Study 2: Address this case as your patient and you are the nurse practitioner seeing the patient:

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; An 8-month-old presents to your office with a rash on both cheeks that has progressively worsened over the last week. Mom first noticed the rash after his 6-month checkup. He has generalized dry skin and rubs at his cheeks often

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To prepare:

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•Review the DermNet NZ and Dermnet Skin Disease Atlas websites in this week’s Learning Resources.

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•Select one of the four case studies of skin disorders. Analyze the skin disorder in the case you selected including lesion type, lesion distribution, color, and any ancillary findings.

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•Consider a differential diagnosis for the skin disorder in the case study you selected. Determine the most likely diagnosis for the patient.

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•Think about a treatment and management plan for this disorder. Consider appropriate dosages for any recommended treatments.

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POST ; 1 TO 2 PAGES ; DISCUSSION PAPER ON ; : An explanation of the skin disorder in the case study you selected.

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Include in your explanation the lesion type, lesion distribution, color, and any ancillary findings.

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Then, present a differential diagnosis and explain which is the most likely diagnosis for the patient and why.

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Finally, explain a treatment and management plan for the patient’s skin disorder, including appropriate dosages for any recommended treatments.

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References

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Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

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Chapter 36, “Dermatologic Disorders” (pp. 877–927)

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DermNet New Zealand Trust. (2014). DermNet NZ. Retrieved from http://www.dermnetnz.org/

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•Dermnet.com. (2011). Dermnet Skin Disease Atlas. Retrieved from http://www.dermnet.com/

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Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America by ; Stevens, D.L., ; Bisno, A.L., Chambers, H.F., Dellinger, E.P., ; Goldstein, ; E.J.C., Gorbach, S.L., Hirschmann, J.V., Kaplan, S.L., Montoya, J.G., & Wade, J.C. in Clinical Infectious Diseases , 59(2), 10-52.

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