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Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... Melanoma • Terry's Lines ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... Melanoma • Terry's Lines ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nails - Beau's Lines ... Irregularities #Beaus #Lines ... #Leukonychia #Table ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Muehrcke's Lines ... while transverse lines ... #Muehrckes #Lines ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Photo #Sign
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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lesion parallel to lines ... nummular eczema, tinea ... rosea #clinical #dermatology ... #photo #PhysicalExam
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign ... radiocapitellar line ... can't make A-OK sign
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... (A) Beau’s lines ... (B) Mees’ lines ... are a typical sign ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... commonly missed elbow ... • Most common elbow ... radiocapitellar lines ... anterior sail sign
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
Tinel's Test of ... Nerve Perform a Tinel's ... #Test #Sign #Ulnar ... #Nerve #elbow # ... PhysicalExam #clinical
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... while lines (usually ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo #Sign