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CH. 10

Nail Disorders & Diseases CH. 10 flashcards

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A normal, healthy nail is firm but flexible and should be smooth and unspotted.
If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate, it is recommended that you carefully buff the nail plate.
The medical term for fungal infections of the feet is tinea pedis.
A typical pseudomonal bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified in the early stages as a light-green spot that becomes darker in its advanced stages.
The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed is onychomadesis.
Onychorrhexis is caused by injury to the matric, excessive use of cuticle removers, harsh cleaning agents, aggressive filing techniques, or heredity.
Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate are signs of nail psoriasis.
The term nail disorder refers to a condition caused by injury, heredity, or previous diseases of the nail unit.
Splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed.
Nail fungi are contagious and can be transmitted through contaminated instruments.
Onychomadesis can usually be traced to a localized infection, injuries to the matrix, or a severe systemic illness.
Any deformity or disease of the natural nail is known as onychosis.
Eggshell nails is a condition characterized by nail plates that are noticeably thin, white, and more flexible than normal.
Smoking is a common cause of surface stains on nails.
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot, is bruised nail beds.
The condition is which the living skin around the nail splits and tears is a hangnail.
The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is onycholysis.
The term melanonychia refers to darkening of the fingernails or toenails.
When increased crosswise curvature throughput the nail plate results in the free edge pinching the sidewalls into a deep curve, it is known as pincer nail or trumpet nail.
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate is known as beau's lines.
Blue fingernails are usually caused by a lack of circulating in the red blood cells.
Koilonychia are soft spoon nails with a concave shape.
The technical term for white spots, or whitish discolorations of the nail is leukonychia spots.
The technical term for bitten nails is onychophagy.
An abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate is nail pterygium.
A fungal infection of the natural nail plate is known as onychomycosis.
A severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is known as pyogenic granuloma.
The technical term for ingrown nails is onychogryphosis.
A proper hand analysis will allow you to identify disease, disorders, and conditions, including signs of infection, which may be identified through pain, redness, swelling, throbbing, and pus.
After preforming the nail examination, you should identify any form of onychosis, note the apparent cause, suggest the proper service or refer the client to a physician, and discuss home maintenance and a future service plan.
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