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The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, podcasts, and more for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight dermatology. Take a look and learn something new.
Here’s How to Become a Dermatology PA. Is It the Right Specialty for You?
If you regularly proclaim the benefits of petroleum jelly as a skin moisturizer and think it is superior to antibiotic ointment for wounds, dermatology may be the right PA specialty for you. My interest in dermatology stems from a curiosity about the weird red bumps on the back of my arms (keratosis pilaris), my dry read more…
Podcast Ep 52: Temporal Arteritis, Disc Herniations, Hepatorenal Syndrome, High Pressure Injection Injury, Pediatric Rash, Hyphema
Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 52! For those of you taking the upcoming in-training exam, an early congratulations! All of your hard work will surely pay off soon. Remember to listen to this episode and old episodes as you get closer to the end for more review. Good luck from us at the RoshCast team! read more…
Podcast Ep 51: Glioblastoma, Kerion, Antipsychotics, Urine Dipstick, Tetalogy of Fallot, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. –Serena Williams Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 51! For those of you taking the initial certification exam, you’re at the home stretch. Remember to listen to this episode and old episodes as you get closer to the end read more…
Podcast Ep 49: Poison Ivy, tPA, Cyanide Poisoning, & More
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. –Albert Einstein Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 49! We have a lot of exciting material in this episode. Definitely don’t skip this one! For those taking the initial certification exam, it’s just around the corner. Go back and listen to old read more…
Podcast Ep 46: Lung Abscesses, Head Injuries, Anaphylaxis & More
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. –Robert F. Kennedy Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 46! Let’s kick off this episode with a rapid review of molluscum contagiosum. Molloscum contagiosum is caused by poxvirus. It is seen in children, sexually active adults, and immunocompromised patients like those with HIV. The rash read more…
Rapid Review: Scabies
Scabies Patient will be complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night PE will show small papules, vesicles and burrows in the webbed spaces of the fingers and toes Diagnosis is made by microscopic visualization Most commonly caused by Sarcoptes scabiei hominis Treatment is permethrin 5% Sample question: A 15-year-old boy presents with an itchy rash on his hands and wrists. read more…
Rapid Review: Acanthosis Nigricans
Acanthosis Nigricans Sample question: A 19-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider’s office for a rash on the back of her neck that has grown and gotten darker over the past year. The woman has a past medical history asthma. Her pulse is 66 beats/min, respiratory rate is 18 breaths/min, blood pressure is 132/87 mm read more…
Rapid Review: Molluscum Contagiosum
Molluscum Contagiosum Patient will be a school-age child Presenting with “warts” PE will show multiple waxy, dome-shaped papules with umbilicated appearance Most commonly caused by poxvirus Treatment is self-limiting