After cooling a burn, which action is appropriate?
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Raising Children Network: First aid for burns and scaldsWhich area should be included in a thorough self-check?
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Cancer Council Australia: Check for signs of skin cancerA patient notices a new pigmented spot changing in size and colour. What is the key concern?
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Cancer Council Australia: Check for signs of skin cancerWhich symptom is central to atopic dermatitis and can perpetuate skin thickening?
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ACD A-Z of Skin: Atopic DermatitisA sharply localised rash beneath an adhesive dressing most suggests what mechanism?
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ACD: Dermatitis/EczemaA patient with plaque psoriasis asks whether it can spread by touch. Best response?
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healthdirect: PsoriasisA persistent facial redness presentation should prompt consideration of which common inflammatory skin condition?
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healthdirect: Skin conditionsWhich feature best fits the 'E' in the ABCDE approach to a changing mole?
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Cancer Council Australia: Check for signs of skin cancerAn intensely itchy, grouped rash over elbows and knees suggests dermatitis herpetiformis. Which association is key?
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healthdirect: Dermatitis herpetiformisWhich feature is a marker of severe acne in the healthdirect overview?
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healthdirect: AcneA deep hand laceration crosses a joint. What should raise concern beyond the skin wound?
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healthdirect: Wounds, cuts and grazesWhich common skin cancer arises from epidermal squamous cells and may grow over weeks to months?
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healthdirect: Skin cancer and melanomaFor an eczema flare, what is the principal role of a topical corticosteroid?
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ACD: Topical corticosteroids for eczemaWhich statement best describes basal cell carcinoma?
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healthdirect: Skin cancer and melanomaA rapidly growing, firm, dome-shaped pink nodule that crusts raises concern for which melanoma subtype?
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Cancer Council Australia: Check for signs of skin cancerGreasy scale affecting scalp, face and chest most strongly suggests which dermatitis pattern?
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ACD: Dermatitis/EczemaAt what UV level does Cancer Council recommend sun protection?
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Cancer Council Australia: Be SunSmartWhat is the recommended immediate cooling for a thermal burn?
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Raising Children Network: First aid for burns and scaldsWhich burn location is an ambulance-level red flag in a child?
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