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

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

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

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

When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or tom, a occurs

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

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

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

Leukonychia spots result from

A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is known as.

Melanocytes are.

An individual who bites his or her nails may be said to have

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

Excessive use of can cause onychorrhexis.

A highly curved nail plate often called "fblded nail," caused by injuiy to the matrix or inherited, is a(n).

often leads to ingrown nails.

Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow results in.

are always be positioned lengthwise in the direction of growth.

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

Moriah has a nail deformity. The general term fbr her condition is

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

Which of the following is an infectious nail condition?

refers to a fungal infection of the nail.

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

If a cosmetologist provides a service to a client with a fungal infection, it is that the cosmetologist will get that infection from the client.

Discolorations of the nail plate from infections of the fingernails or toenails are usually the result of a

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

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

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is called.

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

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

An ingrown nail is called a(n) is called.

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

may be caused by an allergic reaction of the nail bed.

Onychomadesis is the separation and falling off of a nail plate and can typically be traced to