What gauge suture is commonly used for the face and neck?

You have been asked to do a home consult on a 91-year-old recently widowed female with a diagnosis of severe right hip degenerative joint disease. In your examination, you notice crops of erythematous vesicles along her right anterior thigh. The patient reports the areas is painful and severely pruritic. The most likely cause of her skin condition is:

A. dermatitis. B. herpes zoster. C. impetigo. D. a burn from a heating pad.

Which of the following laboratory tests would not be helpful in identifying MDS/MPN, U?

a. Immunophenotyping b. Bone marrow analysis c. Cytogenetic analysis d. Molecular-based testing