Integ Collect Subjective Data

Question 1

___ at the roots is common in telogeneffluvium and alopecia areata.

Answer 1

Hair shedding

Question 2

___ along the shaft suggest damage from hair care or tinea capitis)

Answer 2

Hair breaks

Question 3

hair loss – frontal hairline regression and thinning on the posterior vertex

Answer 3

Male pattern

Question 4

– thinning that spreads from the crown down without hairline regression

Answer 4

Female pattern hair loss

Question 5

– temporary hair loss due to the excessive shedding of resting or telogen hair several months after a person experiences a traumatic event or stress

Answer 5

Telogen effluvium

Question 6

– an autoimmune disorder that results in unpredictable, patchy hair loss

Answer 6

Alopecia areata

Question 7

– fungal infection of the scalp that causes itchy, scaly, bald patches on the head

Answer 7

Tinea capitis

Question 8

– a superficial infection of the proximal and lateral nail folds adjacent to the nail plate that arises from local trauma due to nail biting, manicuring or frequent immersion in water

Answer 8

Paronychia

Question 9

– a bulbous swelling of the soft tissue at the nail base, with the loss of the normal angle between the nail and the proximal nail fold. Seen in congenital heart disease, interstitial lung disease and lung cancer

Answer 9

Nail clubbing

Question 10

– depression of the central nail with a “Christmas tree” appearance from small horizontal depressions, resulting from repetitive trauma from rubbing the index finger over the thumb or vice versa

Answer 10

Habit Tic deformity

Question 11

– increased pigmentation in the nail matrix, leading to a streak as the nail grows out

Answer 11

Melanonychia

Question 12

– painless separation of the whitened opaque nail plate from the pinker translucent nail bed which may be caused by trauma from excess manicuring, psoriasis, fungal infection, and allergic reactions to nail cosmetics.

Answer 12

Onycholysis

Question 13

– nail plate turns white with a ground-glass appearance, a distal band of reddish brown, and obliteration of the lunula. Seen in liver disease, heart failure, and diabetes.

Answer 13

Terry nails

Question 14

– transverse depressions of the nail plates, usually bilateral, resulting from temporary disruption of the proximal nail growth from systemic illness

Answer 14

Beau’s lines

Question 15

– punctuate depressions of the nail plate caused by
defective layering of the superficial nail plate by the proximal
nail matrix. Usually associated with psoriasis

Answer 15

Pitting