Pregunta 1
Pregunta
What is the medical term for fungal infections of the feet?
Respuesta
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Tinea capitis
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Tinea pedis
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Tinea versicolor
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Tinea cruris
Pregunta 2
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A fungal infection of the feet is MOST likely to strike between the _______________ toes.
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first and second
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second and third
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third and fourth
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fourth and fifth
Pregunta 3
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What usually causes onychorrhexis?
Pregunta 4
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Which of these conditions does the living skin around the nail plate splitting and tearing characterize?
Respuesta
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Hangnail
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Onychophagy
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Nail pterygium
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Pincer nail
Pregunta 5
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Bruised nails are characterized by a blood clot that forms under the plate, forming a ___________ spot.
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dark purplish
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light pinkish
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dull greenish
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bright bluish
Pregunta 6
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The overgrowth or thickening of the nail is called ________________.
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onychauxis
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onychatrophia
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onychophagy
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onychocryptosis
Pregunta 7
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A condition in which a clot of blood forms under the nail plate due to injury to the nail bed is called a(n) _______________.
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bruised nail
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discolored nail
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infection
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inflammation
Pregunta 8
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Small white spots often seen under the surface of the nail plate are called _____________.
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lunula
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leukonychia
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onychatrophia
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epohychium
Pregunta 9
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Hangnails can be caused by _______________.
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
Leukonychia spots are a sign of what type of deficiency?
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Calcium
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Zinc
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Neither a nor b
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Both a and b
Pregunta 11
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Paronychia is ____________.
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a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
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the separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed
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ingrown nails
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depressions running across the width of the nail plate
Pregunta 12
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Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges are called _________.
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onychorrhexis
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onychophagy
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corrugations
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plicatured
Pregunta 13
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The technical name for Athlete's Foot is ________.
Respuesta
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vitiligo
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cholasma
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tinea pedis
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sarcoma
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
If the client has a skin or nail inflammation, you should tactfully suggest the client to ____________.
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wash better
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see a physician
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eat less salt
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stop biting nails
Pregunta 15
Pregunta
Performing a service on an infected nail could cause your client a great amount of _____________.
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happiness
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soaking
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filing
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pain
Pregunta 16
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A nail technician should never perform services on a client if there is evidence of _____________.
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an infection
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ragged cuticles
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healthy skin
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a hangnail
Pregunta 17
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The wasting away or atrophy of the nails is known as ___________.
Respuesta
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onychauxis
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onychatrophia
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agnails
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leukonychia
Pregunta 18
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Nails, which are thin, white and curved over the free edges are called ______________.
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furrowed
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hangnails
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eggshell
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healthy
Pregunta 19
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A condition, in which the nail loosens from the nail bed, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing to the lunula, is called _______.
Respuesta
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paronychia
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onychoptosis
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onycholysis
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onychomycosis
Pregunta 20
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Problems generally associated with nail thickness, as well as some surface irregularities of the plate are _________.
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nail plate disorders
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circulation problems
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matrix problems
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digestion problems
Pregunta 21
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A nail condition caused by injury or disease is called a nail ____________.
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imperfection
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disfigurement
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disorder
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fungus
Pregunta 22
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Inflamed skin is _______________.
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purple
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black and blue
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red and sore
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yellow
Pregunta 23
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A skin or nail infection will show evidence of ___________.
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bruising
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pus
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furrows
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discoloration
Pregunta 24
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Onychia and paronychia are often caused by __________.
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fever
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infection
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unsanitary implements
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bruising
Pregunta 25
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A nail plate with ____________ stretches the skin.
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pincer nail
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trumped nail
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nail psoriasis
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nail pterygium
Pregunta 26
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Onychocryptosis can affect _____________.
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the fingers
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the toes
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both a and b
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neither a nor b
Pregunta 27
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What is onychocryptosis?
Respuesta
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Bitten nails
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Ingrown nails
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Split nails
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Detached nails
Pregunta 28
Pregunta
Which of these conditions does nail biting cause?
Respuesta
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Onychocryptosis
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Onychophagy
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Onychia
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Onychomadesis
Pregunta 29
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Which of these conditions presents as an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate?
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Onychia
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Onychosis
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Onychocryptosis
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Onycholysis
Pregunta 30
Pregunta
Which of the following does NOT usually cause onycholysis?
Pregunta 31
Pregunta
Nail psoriasis can cause yellowish to reddish spots underneath the nail plate, called ______________.
Respuesta
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port wine stains
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leukonychia spots
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bleach blots
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salmon patches
Pregunta 32
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Which of these terms refers to a fungal infection of the nail plate?
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Onychomycosis
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Onychocryptosis
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Onychomadesis
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Pyrogenic granuloma
Pregunta 33
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Nail pterygium is caused by damage to the ________.
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eponychium
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hyponychium
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both a and b
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neither a nor b
Pregunta 34
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Melanonychia is a _________ of the nails.
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cracking
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slitting
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lightening
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darkening
Pregunta 35
Pregunta
What effect does nail psoriasis have on the nails?
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Splitting
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Pitting
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Crumbling
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Darkening in color
Pregunta 36
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Which of the following conditions is a severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate?
Respuesta
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Melanonychia
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Nail pterygium
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Pyrogenic granuloma
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Onychorrhexis
Pregunta 37
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Plicatured nail figuratively means __________.
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brittle nail
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cracked nail
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spiraled nail
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folded nail
Pregunta 38
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Nail ridges grow in which direction?
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All directions
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Horizontally
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Diagonally
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Vertically
Pregunta 39
Pregunta
Ridges are _________________ .
Pregunta 40
Pregunta
Which way do Beau's lines typically run on the nail plate?
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Vertically
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Horizontally
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Diagonally
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Any direction
Pregunta 41
Pregunta
The condition known as plicatured nail often leads to ____________ nails.
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ingrown
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bruised
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split
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brittle
Pregunta 42
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Fungi are MOST likely to spread __________________.
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from the client's toenails to your fingernails
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from the client's toenails to the client's fingernails
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from toenail to toenail on the client
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from the client's fingernails to the client's toenails
Pregunta 43
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A typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified in the early stages as a _________ spot.
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blue-green
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yellow-green
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red-purple
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brown-black
Pregunta 44
Pregunta
Which of the following colors indicates the most advanced nail infection?
Pregunta 45
Pregunta
You should never provide any type of nail services to clients with a ____________ nail infection.
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bacterial
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fungal
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both a and b
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neither a nor b
Pregunta 46
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Nail psoriasis can ________________.
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cause evenly spaced rows of pits to appear on the nail plate
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cause the surface of the nail plate to look like it is filled with coarse abrasive
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create a ragged free edge
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all of the above
Pregunta 47
Pregunta
What causes ridges?
Respuesta
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Physical injury
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Uneven nail growth
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Certain medications
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Certain illnesses
Pregunta 48
Pregunta
A nail disorder is a condition caused by __________________.
Respuesta
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injury
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disease
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both a and b
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neither a nor b
Pregunta 49
Pregunta
Which of the following can help prevent hangnails?
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Picking at the skin around the nail
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Keeping the skin moisturized
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Soaking nails in acetone-based remover
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None of the above
Pregunta 50
Pregunta
Under what condition can you cut a client's living tissue?
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If the client signs a waiver
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You can never cut a client's living tissue
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If the client writes and signs a note granting you permission
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If the client gives you verbal permission