Chapter 10 Flashcards
Clients with skin or nails that are infected, inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a
Physician
The surface area of a healthy nature nail should be:
Smooth and unspotted
A nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate is the
Bruised nails
Nails with a noticeably thin, white nail plate that are more flexible than normal nails are:
Eggshell nails
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate are the result of a major illness or injury are
Beau’s lines
Redness, swelling, and pain are sign of?
Infection
Minor damage to the matrix that produced a whitish discoloration or white spots in the nail is?
Leukanychia
A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is?
Melanoychia
Split or brittle nails with a series of length wise ridges and rough appearance due to the surface of the nail plate is?
Onychorrhexis
A highly curved nail plate often called “folded nail” cause by injury to the matrix or inherited is an?
Plicatured nail
Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by?
Uneven growth and age
Parasites under some conditions cause infections to the feet or hands that is called?
Fungi
In the early stages, a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a?
Yellow green spot
The naturally occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause the nail infections incorrectly referred to as mold is?
Pseudomonas
Any deformity or disease of the nails in general is called?
Onychosis
Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate is?
Onychia
The lifting of the nail plate from bed without shedding is a sign of?
Onycholysis
Onychomadesis is the separation & falling apart of the nail plate an can be traced to?
Local infection
Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate is an indication of?
Nail psoriasis
Tinea pedis is the medical term to describe?
Athletes foot
