Nail Disorders
Horizontal ridges caused by illness or injury.
What are Beau’s lines?
Redness, pus, and swelling in the nail fold may indicate ____.
What is a bacterial infection or paronychia?
The study of diseases of the nails.
What is onychology?
A normal nail should be ____.
What is smooth, unspotted, and healthy pink?
Can a cosmetologist work on a client with nail fungus?
What is no, refer to a physician?
White spots on the nail, often due to injury.
What is leukonychia?
A fungal infection of the nail.
What is onychomycosis?
An inflammation of the nail matrix.
What is onychia?
Nails with deep grooves or ridges may indicate ____.
What is serious illness or injury?
Should you perform services on infected, inflamed, or swollen nails?
What is no?
A condition where the nail becomes noticeably thin and flexible.
What is eggshell nails?
Inflammation of the matrix followed by shedding of the nail.
What is onychia?
Splitting or brittle nails.
What is onychorrhexis?
Thickened nails or discoloration may be a sign of ____.
What is a fungal infection?
What should you do if you see something abnormal?
What is refer the client to a physician?
Excessive curvature of the free edge.
What are plicatured nails?
Deformity or disease of the nail in general.
What is onychosis?
Ingrown nails.
What is onychocryptosis?
Separation of the nail from the nail bed.
What is onycholysis?
Can a cosmetologist diagnose nail diseases?
What is no?
A condition where the nail loosens from the nail bed.
What is onycholysis?
A fungal infection that begins at the base of the nail.
What is proximal subungual onychomycosis?
Inflammation and lifting of the nail fold.
What is paronychia?
Discoloration, pain, swelling, or pus may be signs of ____.
What is infection?
What is no?
What is not to perform the service and refer to a physician?