SOCI 3630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Hyperthyroidism, Xeroderma, Turgor Pressure
4 Jun 2020
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Nail surface is normally slightly curved or flat & nail folds are smooth & rounded. Nr: 160 angle for nail base & nail base in normal. Clubbing: 180 angle & nail bed feels spongy clubbing occurs w/ congenital, chronic, & cyanotic heart disease & emphysema & chronic bronchitis: consistency. Should be smooth & regular (not brittle or splitting) Nail thickness should be uniform (if thick & rigid = arterial insufficiency) Pitting, transverse grooves or lines nutrient deficiency: colour. Translucent nail plate & below = even, pink nail bed: capillary refill. Depress the nail edge to cause blanching & then release & not the return of colour nr = colour returns instantly or w/in a few seconds in cold enviro = the status of peripheral circulation. Sluggish response = 1 or 2 seconds (indicated cardio or respiratory dysfunction) Infants: mongolian spot: common variation of hyperpigmentations in newborns of. It"s a blue-black to purple macular area at sacrum or butt.
