Chapter 10 Nail Disorders And Diseases

Question 1

Clients with skin or nails that are infected , inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a (n)

Answer 1

Physician

Question 2

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are a result of a major illness or injury are known as

Answer 2

Beaus lines

Question 3

What is a condition in which blood clots from under the nail plate due to small injury of the nail plate

Answer 3

Bruised nails

Question 4

Which type of nail has a noticeably thin, white nail plate , and is more flexible than a normal nail?

Answer 4

Eggshell

Question 5

When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounds the nail plate becomes split or torn, a what occurs

Answer 5

Hangnail

Question 6

Which treatment should be suggested to an individual with a simple hangnail

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Hot oil manicure

Question 7

Redness , pain , and swelling are best described as signs of a(n)

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Infection

Question 8

Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nail is known as

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Leukonychia

Question 9

A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to j creased pigmentation is

Answer 9

Melaninychia

Question 10

Melancyrates are

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Pigment cells

Question 11

Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is known as

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Onychorrhexis

Question 12

Excessive use of what can cause onychorrhexis

Answer 12

Cuticle removers

Question 13

A highly curved nail plate often called “folded nail”, cause by injury to the matrix or inherited is a(n)

Answer 13

Plicatured nail

Question 14

What often leads to ingrown nails

Answer 14

Plicatured nails

Question 15

Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by

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Uneven growth and age

Question 16

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amount of blood flow result in what

Answer 16

Splinter hemorrhages

Question 17

What are always positioned lengthwise in the direction of growth

Answer 17

Splinter hermorrahages

Question 18

The disorder in which the edges of the nail plate curl around to form a sharp cone at the free edge is called

Answer 18

Trumpet nail

Question 19

Moriah gas nail deformity. The general term for her condition is

Answer 19

Onychosis

Question 20

Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the nail plate is known as

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Onychia

Question 21

Refers to a fungal infection of the nail

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Onychomycosis

Question 22

Which parasite , under some condition can cause infections to the feet and hands

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Fungi

Question 23

Discoloration if the nail plate from infections of the fingernails or toenails are usually the result of

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Bacterial infections

Question 24

A natural occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause nail infections , incorrectly referred to as mold , is

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Pseudomonas aerruginosa

Question 25

In the early stages , a typical bacterial infection in the nail plate can be identified as a

Answer 25

Yellow green spot

Question 26

A friend shows you paperwork from a doctor stating he has tinea pedis. What his condition?

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Athletes foot

Question 27

Tiny pits or severe roughness in the surface of the nail plate is an indication of

Answer 27

Nail psoriasis

Question 28

The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is a sign of

Answer 28

Onycholysis

Question 29

The surface of a healthy nail should be

Answer 29

Smooth and unspotted