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What is the normal angle between the nail base and the skin?
What is the normal angle between the nail base and the skin?
- 90 degrees
- 160 degrees (correct)
- 180 degrees
- 120 degrees
Which condition is indicated by yellow nail discoloration?
Which condition is indicated by yellow nail discoloration?
- Acute illness
- Anemia
- Trauma
- Fungal infections (correct)
What is the term for detachment of the nail plate from the nail beds?
What is the term for detachment of the nail plate from the nail beds?
- Beau’s lines
- Ocholysis (correct)
- Paronychia
- Splinter hemorrhages
What is a common cause of dirty, broken, or jagged fingernails according to the text?
What is a common cause of dirty, broken, or jagged fingernails according to the text?
Which condition is associated with nail pitting?
Which condition is associated with nail pitting?
What is the term used to describe an infestation with lice?
What is the term used to describe an infestation with lice?
What type of lesions arise from changes in primary lesions?
What type of lesions arise from changes in primary lesions?
Which skin condition is associated with rough, flaky, dry skin and can be a sign of hypothyroidism?
Which skin condition is associated with rough, flaky, dry skin and can be a sign of hypothyroidism?
Which type of skin cancer lesion can be classified as squamous cell carcinoma?
Which type of skin cancer lesion can be classified as squamous cell carcinoma?
What type of lesion is filled with pus?
What type of lesion is filled with pus?
How are normal skin findings described when palpated?
How are normal skin findings described when palpated?
Which condition is commonly observed in older clients along with cherry angiomas and purpura?
Which condition is commonly observed in older clients along with cherry angiomas and purpura?
What is the significance of a fruity or acetone odor in a patient's breath during an assessment?
What is the significance of a fruity or acetone odor in a patient's breath during an assessment?
What is the abnormal condition associated with an ammonia odor in a patient's breath?
What is the abnormal condition associated with an ammonia odor in a patient's breath?
How can you detect fetor hepaticus, a sulfur (musty) odor, in a patient with end-stage liver disease?
How can you detect fetor hepaticus, a sulfur (musty) odor, in a patient with end-stage liver disease?
What could loss of taste discrimination during an assessment suggest?
What could loss of taste discrimination during an assessment suggest?
What is the normal grading for tonsils during an assessment?
What is the normal grading for tonsils during an assessment?
What technique should be used to visualize the pharynx without causing gagging during an assessment of the throat?
What technique should be used to visualize the pharynx without causing gagging during an assessment of the throat?
