Scabies: practice question

The best answer is B, Nocturnal itch. The key Scabies principle supports Nocturnal itch; this answer most directly accounts for the clinical finding, investigation, or initial management described.

Persistent hiccups may apply in another setting but is not the best answer here.

Painless hematuria does not explain the condition or address the appropriate priority.

Progressive hearing loss is not supported by the important scabies clue.

It tests Scabies in Dermatology. The correct option holds because: Correct. Nocturnal itch is the best response to the defining feature given.

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

Learn each condition by its primary lesion, site and signature sign. Then use the flashcards and the other Dermatology questions on this site to test what stuck.

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.