113.1 Nail Theory Part 1

Ringworm of the feet also known as athletes' foot

• Onychoptosis

• Tinea Manus

• Tinea Pedis

• Paronychia

How do you identify Nail Furrows

• Indented Vertical lines down nail plate

• Increased curvature of nails

• Darkening of Nails

• Thickening of nail plate

What are the Characteristics of Onychogryphosis?

• Split & Brittle Nails

• Thin & Soft Nails

• Thick, Twisted, Distorted Curved Nails

• Concave Shape Nails

Blue Nail is a sign of systemic problems of heart, poor circulation or ______________.

• Lung Disorder

• Fungis

• Injury

• Skin Condition

Identify what melanonychia looks like on a nail.

• Horizontal Lines

• Thickening of Nail

• Brown or Dakening of Nail

• White Spots on Nail

Inflammation of the skin around the nail

• Hangnail

• Onychia

• Ringworm

• Peronychia

What is a Onychia identifier?

• Inflammation of Nail Matrix

• Ingrown Nail

• Atrophy of Nail or Wasting Away of Nail

• Inflammation of Skin Around Nail

What is one symptom to look for in finding Spoon Nails?

• Redness around the Nail

• Brittle, Weak Nail Plate

• Fungi Growth on Skin and Nails

• Bruising on the Nail Plate

Horizontal Wavy Ridges across the Nail

• Onycholysis

• Corrugations

• Tinea

• Onychia

What is Onycholysis?

• Ingrown nails

• White spots appearing on the Nail

• Thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail

• Loosening or Separation of the Nail