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Lesson 27 unit 5 test
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Nursing
Professional
11/02/2012

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pale nails
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anemia, CHF, malnutrition
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blue nails
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lack of O2 lungs and heart
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spoon shaped nails
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iron def, anemia, heredity
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white nails
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liver problems, jaundice
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beau's lines
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peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, trauma, illness
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yellow nail syndrome
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chronic bronchitis, lymphedema, resp. disease
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clubbed anils
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lung, cardiovascular, heredity
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puffy nail edges
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lupis, CT disorders, heredity
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gnawed nails
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OCD, persistent anxiety
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pitted nails
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CT disorder, autoimmune disease, may be associated w/ hair loss
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separated nails
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injury, infection, thyroid, psoriasis, medications
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