Integumentary System
Lesson 5: Dermatological Drugs
Exercises: Lesson 5
EXERCISES, LESSON 5
INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be completed by writing the answer in the space provided. After you have completed all the exercises, turn to the "Solution to Exercises" at the end of the exercises and check your answers.
1. List three uses, legitimate or illegitimate, of drugs in today's society.
a. ____________________________________.
b. ____________________________________.
c. ____________________________________.
2. List four factors affecting how medication is absorbed on the skin surface.
a. ____________________________________.
b. ____________________________________.
c. ____________________________________.
d. ____________________________________.
3. Skin lesions which have appeared recently are red, burning, swollen, itching,
blistering, or oozing can be classified as ____________________ lesions.
4. Skin lesions which have existed for a long time and are thickened, encrusted,
cracked, and scaly are classified as _____________________ lesions.
5. Wet preparations on skin lesions relieve itching, are cleansing, and are suitable
for even the most ______________________ skin lesions.
6. List three reasons to use a powder as a dermatological medication.
a. ____________________________________.
b. ____________________________________
c. ____________________________________.
7. Shake lotions are convenient to apply but may be excessively ______________.
8. Two advantages of using medication in ointment form is that ointments provide
mechanical protection and _______________________ skin lesions.
9. Antipruritic agents are medications that relieve skin lesions with these symptoms:
_________________, _________________, and ___________________.
10. An anti-inflammatory agent can suppress inflammation but the ______________
of the disease remains.
11. ______________________ agents remove invasive or causative organisms.
12. Antibacterial agents suppress local or superficial ____________________ only.
13. An antifungal agent is a drug that _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
14. Scalp ringworm, ringworm of the nails, and athlete's foot are examples of a
superficial fungus infection called ___________________________.
15. List three ways in which wet preparations can be beneficial to the skin.
a. ____________________________________.
b. ____________________________________.
c. ____________________________________.
16. FostexR, LavaR, Gamophen, and Mycoderm are all examples of _____________.
(form of medication)
17. The purpose of an emollient (soothing) bath is to _________________________
________________________________________________________________
18. A(n) _____________________ agent is an agent which induces sloughing of the
horny or hard layer of skin.
