Fingernail And Toenails Flashcards

1
Q

Transverse horizontal depressions

A

Beau’s lines
Scarlet fever and zinc deficiency

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2
Q

Increased angle (>180) between the base of the nail and nail bed

A

Clubbing
Chronic arterial desaturation (COPD)

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3
Q

Spooning of nails

A

Koilonychia
Iron deficiency anemia

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4
Q

Separation of nail from nail bed

A

Onycholysis
Trauma, Malnutrition, Thyroid disease

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5
Q

Red or brown linear streaks in the distal extremely of the nail bed

A

Splinter hemorrhages

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6
Q

A large circumscribed elevated lesion containing serious liquid

Blister from burn

A

Bulla

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7
Q

Large hemorrhage

Bruise

A

Ecchymosis

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8
Q

A small, circumscribed, flat, discolored lesion

Freckle or flat nevus

A

Macule

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9
Q

A large, solid lesion that may be below or above the surface of the skin

Mole

A

Nodule

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10
Q

A small, elevated solid lesion

Wart and acne
Eczema

A

Papule

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11
Q

Discolored, circumscribed and flat or elevated groups of lesions

Measles rash

A

Patch

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12
Q

Small hemorrhage

A

Petechiae

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13
Q

Large, circumscribed, elevated and solid lesions

Pityriasis and thrush

A

Plaque

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14
Q

Circumscribed, elevated lesion of varying size with pus

Inimpetigo and acne

A

Pustule

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15
Q

Small, circumscribed, elevated lesion containing serous fluid

Herpes zoster

A

Vesicle

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16
Q

Edematous and transitory papule

Hive, intradermal skin test

A

Wheal

17
Q

A mass of DRIED EXUDATES

Impetigo

A

Crust

18
Q

A SCRATCH MARK covered with blood or serous crust

A

Excoriation

19
Q

A LINEAR BREAK on the skin surface

Athlete’s foot

A

Fissure

20
Q

A hypertrophic scar

Excessive collagen production

A

Keloid

21
Q

THICKENING and ROUGHENING of skin with increased visibility of normal skin lines

Constant scratching or rubbing

A

Lichenification

22
Q

DEAD epidermal cells- flakes

Dandruff, Psoriasis

A

Scale

23
Q

Normal skin tissue has been replaced by connective tissue
Exceess collagen production

Surgical healing

A

Scar

24
Q

IRREGULARLY sized and shaped excavation that extends below the dermal skin layer

Pressure sore

A

Ulcer

25
Q

A pilosebaceous follicular plug of sebaceous and keratinous material

A

Comedo (blackhead)

26
Q

A small nodule with no visible opening

A

Milium (whitehead)

27
Q

A flat or elevated pigmented lesion

A

Nevus (mole)

28
Q

A small, raised, discolored, tender lesion on the pads of the fingers and toes associated with bacterial endocarditis

A

Osler’s node

29
Q

Dilated superficial blood vessels

A

Telangiectasias

30
Q

Structure of nails

Growing part of the nail
Divide, mature, keratinize and move forward

A

Nail matrix

31
Q

Structure of nails

Hard and translucent 0.3-0.5 mm

A

Nail plate

32
Q

Structure of nails

Fold of the skin at the proximal end

A

Cuticle or eponychium

33
Q

Structure of nails

Lateral fold on the sides

A

Paronychium

34
Q

Structure of nails

Adherence connective tissue
Rich in blood vessel

A

Nail bed

35
Q

Structure of nails

Thick layer of epithelium

A

Crescent shaped lunula

36
Q

Structure of nails

Beneath the free edge that consist of a thickened layer of stratum corneum

A

Hyponychium