Memory Cheat Codes
"Chop" down on nails
What is Onychophagy?
Blood clot under the nail
What is Bruised Nails?
Athlete's Foot
What is Tinea Pedis?
Onychomycosis
No!
Melanonychia
What is melanocytes?
"wrecked" nails, split and britle
What is Onychorrhexis?
White spots on the nails
Tiny pits or severe roughness of nail plate
What is Nail Psoriasis?
Nail Pterygyium
Yes with caution!
Blue Fingernails
What is lack of oxygen in the blood?
"Trumpet Nails"/ Pinching
What is Pincer Nail?
Uneven growth of the nails
What is Ridges?
Ingrown Nails
What is Onychocrytosis?
Paronychia
No!
Hangnails
What is when the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears?
"Oh My Sis" has a nail fungus!
Myco = Mushroom (fungus)
Concaved spoon nails
What is Koilonychia?
Red lump growing from the nail bed to the nail plate
What is Pyogenic Granuloma?
Eggshell Nails
Yes!
Beau's Lines
What is injury, illness, or the matrix slows down in producing cells?
The nail "made it off?
What is Onychomadesis?
Highly curved nails
What is Plicatured Nails?
Bacterium that can cause nail infections
What is Pseudomonas Aeruginosa?
Tinea Pedis
Onychorrehexis
What is...
-injury to matrix -excessive use of cuticle solvents -harsh cleaning agents - polish removers -aggressive filing -hereditary?