A Child with Eczema Has Been Treated Unsuccessfully with a Topical

question 4

Multiple Choice

A child with eczema has been treated unsuccessfully with a topical glucocorticoid for a year and has skin atrophy and hypopigmentation. The nurse will suggest discussing which drugs with the provider?

• A) Higher potency topical glucocorticoids
• B) Topical keratolytic agents
• C) Topical immunosuppressants
• D) Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

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Definitions:

Mean

A measure of central tendency that represents the average value of a dataset, obtained by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Median

The middle value in a data set, which divides it into two equal halves, or the value that occurs at the 50th percentile.

Mode

The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set.

Symmetric Distribution

A distribution where data is evenly distributed around the mean, with the left half mirroring the right half.