Musculoskeletal, Neurology & Dermatology

Low back pain red flags, osteoarthritis and gout, headache classification, dizziness, and the rashes and skin lesions that need a biopsy or a referral.

Articles

Rashes and Skin Lesions in Primary Care: Common Patterns, Topical Steroid Potency and When to Biopsy or ReferSkin for NP boards: eczema, psoriasis, tinea and acne patterns, topical steroid potency by site, ABCDE and ugl…12 min read

Osteoarthritis and Gout in Primary Care: Diagnosis, First-Line Drugs and Urate-Lowering TherapyOA and gout for NP boards: clinical diagnosis, ACR 2019 first-line OA care, flare drugs, ULT indications, star…12 min read

Low Back Pain on the NP Exam: Red Flags, When to Image and First-Line ManagementLow back pain for FNP and AGNP boards: the red flags that trigger imaging, when MRI is urgent, the ACP first-l…11 min read

Headache for the NP Exam: Migraine vs Tension vs Cluster, Red Flags and Acute vs Preventive TreatmentHeadache for NP boards: ICHD-3 criteria for migraine, tension-type and cluster, SNNOOP10 red flags, triptan an…12 min read

Dizziness and Peripheral Neuropathy: Sorting Vertigo From Presyncope and the Neuropathy Work-UpDizziness and neuropathy for NP boards: timing and triggers, Dix-Hallpike and Epley, HINTS, orthostatic cut-of…12 min read