Ethics & Law · single question
A patient seen yesterday has active impetigo lesions and returns for a routine elective appointment. The appropriate action is to:
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Correct answer: A. Postpone elective care until the lesions have healed
- A. Correct. Because impetigo is contagious, elective treatment is deferred until lesions resolve to protect staff and other patients.
- B. Proceeding risks transmission.
- C. Impetigo is an infection, not a malignancy.
- D. Chemotherapy is irrelevant to a bacterial skin infection.