Fast Facts for Board Review

Drug Reactions

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As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review material.

This month’s fact sheet will review common drug reactions including their clinical presentation, associated signs, symptoms and laboratory abnormalities, time of onset, implicated drugs, pathology, and treatment and mortality.


 

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on drug reactions with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month's fact sheet will review common drug reactions including their clinical presentation, associated signs, symptoms and laboratory abnormalities, time of onset, implicated drugs, pathology, and treatment and mortality.

Practice Questions

1. RegiSCAR is a scoring method used for what drug reaction?

a. RegiSCAR is a diagnostic scoring method for DRESS/DIHS
b. RegiSCAR is a diagnostic scoring method for FDE
c. RegiSCAR is a diagnostic scoring method for SJS
d. RegiSCAR predicts mortality rate for AGEP
e. RegiSCAR predicts mortality rate for SJS

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