You have been asked to do a home consult on a 91-year-old recently widowed female with a diagnosis of severe right hip degenerative joint disease. In your examination, you notice crops of erythematous vesicles along her right anterior thigh. The patient reports the areas is painful and severely pruritic. The most likely cause of her skin condition is:
A. dermatitis.
B. herpes zoster.
C. impetigo.
D. a burn from a heating pad.
B
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A) has actually been shown to lower one's risk for cancer. B) places the body in a continuous, unrelieved state of alert. C) most commonly results from a single acute stress reaction. D) is preferentially treated with a benzodiazepine medication.
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A condition where there is NOT enough thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland is _________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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