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Nail Disorders And Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

A normal healthy nail is shiny and slightly pink in color, with more ______ tones in some races.

A

Beige/yellow

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2
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It is likely that ____ of the your clients have experience one or more types of common nail disorders.

A

Most

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3
Q

A nail disorder is a condition caused by injury or _____

A

Disease

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4
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Bruised nails are characterized by a blood clot that forms under the plate, forming a ______ spot.

A

Dark purplish

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5
Q

Nail ridges, which are grooves, grow in which direction?

A

Vertically

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6
Q

Ridges are _______

A

Normal in older clients

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7
Q

Eggshell nails are noticeably, thin white nail plates that are ______ than normal nails.

A

More than flexible

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8
Q

When working on eggshell nails, it is recommended that you use an abrasive board with a grit of what?

A

240 or higher

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9
Q

Which way do Beau’s lines typically run on the nail plate?

A

Horizontally

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10
Q

Beau’s lines occur because the matrix ___ producing nail cells for several weeks or months.

A

Slows down in

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11
Q

Which of these conditions is characterized by the living skin around the nail plate splitting and tearing?

A

Hangnail

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12
Q

Signs of an infection of the nails are redness, pain, swelling or ___

A

Pus

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13
Q

Which color are leukonychia spots?

A

White

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14
Q

Leukonychia spots are a result from what?

A

Damage to the matrix

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15
Q

Melanonychia is a common occurrence and considered normal in _____ but could be indicative of a disease condition in Caucasians.

A

African Americans or Asians

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16
Q

Melanonychia presents as a ______ of the nails.

A

Darkening

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17
Q

Which of these conditions is caused by nail biting?

A

Onychophagy

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18
Q

What is the technical term for split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges?

A

Onychorrhexis

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19
Q

How often should a client with onychorrhexis use high-quality penetrating nail oil?

A

Twice daily

20
Q

The condition known as plicatured nail often leads to ____ nails.

A

Ingrown

21
Q

Skin is stretched by the nail plate in clients with ______.

A

Nail pterygium

22
Q

What should you do if a client has a typical case of pincer nail?

A

Carefully trim and file the nail

23
Q

Fungi are ________

A

Parasites

24
Q

Nail fungi are of concerned to the nail salon because they are contagious and can be transmitted through ______

A

Contaminated implements

25
Q

A typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified in the early stages as _____ spot.

A

Yellow/green

26
Q

Which of the following colors indicated the most advanced nail infection?

A

Black

27
Q

A form of dramatic increase nail curvature is called what?

A

Trumpet nails

28
Q

Which of the following conditions presents as an inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail plate?

A

Onychia

29
Q

What is the technical term for an ingrown nail?

A

Onychocryptosis

30
Q

The technical term for separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is what?

A

Onychomadesis

31
Q

Which of the following does not usually cause onycholysis?

A

Illness

32
Q

Onychomadesis can be traced to a localized infection, ______, or a severe systemic illness.

A

Injury to the matrix

33
Q

What effect does nail psoriasis have on the nails?

A

Pitting

34
Q

Nail psoriasis can cause yellowish to reddish spots underneath the nail plate called what?

A

Salmon patches

35
Q

What is paronychia?

A

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounded the nail

36
Q

Which of the following people is likely to be most prone to paronychia?

A

A nurse

37
Q

Nail psoriasis can cause the surface of the nail plate to look like it has been filled with a course abrasive or may ______

A

Create a ragged free edge

38
Q

Which of the following conditions is a severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate?

A

Pyogenic granuloma

39
Q

What is the medical term for a red itchy patches of skin on the bottom of the feet?

A

Tinea pedis

40
Q

A fungal infection of the feet is most like to strike between the _______ toes.

A

Fourth and fifth

41
Q

If a client has a fungal infection on the foot, you should recommend ______

A

Changing white cotton socks twice daily

42
Q

Which of these terms referred to a fungal infection of the nail plate?

A

Onychomycosis

43
Q

What causes ridges?

A

Uneven nail growth

44
Q

Pilicatured nail figuratively means ______

A

Folded nail

45
Q

Nail pterygium is an abnormal condition that occurs when skin is _____ the nail plate.

A

Stretched by

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