Monday, May 27, 2013

A Common "By the Way..." Issue

     Nail issues and abnormalities are one of the most frequent additional questions from patients. Exposed and always unclothed, nails are readily in sight and patients often ask about them. While most nail issues are trivial, many times as medical providers we often experience an inner nagging fear that we could be missing signs of a more significant internal disease. Here is a decent article of common nail issues.

http://reference.medscape.com/features/slideshow/fingernail-abnormalities?src=wnl_ref_critim&uac=61764CK#1

This article is not only a quick read but has excellent pictures too. Comment below if you have ran into any of these issues-trivial or otherwise.

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