Connecticut Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery Society 10/28/2022 - Pretest (ID: i843-2)

1.What is your name?(Required.)
2.What is your degree?(Required.)
3.What is your specialty?(Required.)
4.How confident are you in the management of patients with Prurigo Nodularis (PN) in your practice?(Required.)
5.Angela, a 45-year-old female, presents with raised nodules on her legs and lower back. She complains of itch, anxiety/embarrassment, pain, and inability to sleep. If you suspect PN, which should be the primary treatment goal to improve her quality of life? (Required.)
6.In assessing Angela, her dermatologist notes there are 23 palpable lesions. What level of severity would this indicate using the IGA scale for PN?(Required.)
7.The neural-immune dysregulation believed to be at the core of PN pathogenesis is characterized primarily by which markers of Th2 inflammation?(Required.)
8.Angela’s dermatologist diagnosed PN and initially prescribed a topical corticosteroid and antidepressant to which Angela had insufficient response. Which of the following off-label therapies do the 2021 AAD guidelines recommend as Tier 3 treatment for moderate-to-severe PN?(Required.)
9.Findings from the phase 3 PRIME 2 trial of dupilumab in PN that were released at the 2022 AAD meeting in March showed the biologic met its primary endpoint (improvement by ≥4 points in Worst Itch-Numeric Rating Scale [WI-NRS]) by almost 58% over placebo at which time point?(Required.)