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Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... #Diagnosis #Fingernail ... #Disorders #Differential ... 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 ... certain chemotherapy and ... Leukonychia #striata #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
Darker distal band ... advanced age, liver disease ... #Terrys #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
of the fingernails ... and Mees’ lines ... #Ridges #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam # ... Photo
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... thallium poisoning and ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo
Beau's Lines

Transverse depressed ridges seen in severe infection, MI, hypotension/shock, hypocalcemia, post-surgical, malnutrition and with certain
Beau's Lines ... , malnutrition and ... #Beaus #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... pseudotumor 4 phenotypes ... biopsy+++) • 2nd line ... #workup #treatment
Lindsay's Nails (Half-and-half Nails)
Distal brown transverse band seen in kidney disease. Caused by increased pigment deposition.

#Lindsays
brown transverse band ... seen in kidney disease ... #Lindsays #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
clinical findings ... fundoscopy -> New abnormal ... Distortion of lines ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... Asymptomatic (early disease
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
flicking the fingernail ... In cerebellar diseases ... Reflex #Positive #Abnormal ... #Clinical #Video ... #Signs #PhysicalExam