[environmental health, check lists] Examining the Fingernails
This article can’t be used to diagnose (with some exceptions, nail anomalies— like bones and hair— are generalized markers with several interacting causes) but it is useful to alert those working or living with frail people to other conditions that may need seeing to. Some conditions may have “normal” causes, e.g., longitudinal ridges may be simply a result of genetics and not of environmental disruption. Examining the Fingernails When Evaluating Presenting Symptoms in Elderly Patients CME/CE Release Date: March 26, 2008; Valid for credit through March 26, 2009
Target Audience This activity is intended for primary care professionals who treat the elderly patient. Goal The goal of this activity is to appropriate assess the fingernails of the elderly patientLearning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Visually examine the fingernails for abnormalities 2. Recognize specific fingernail abnormalities 3. Identify systemic conditions associated with fingernail abnormalities” http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8996_pnt
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