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Hair and Scalp Diseases and Disorders State Review

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show Monilethrix  
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show The client is not being careful about limiting contact with other people’s heads, both directly and indirectly.  
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show pityriasis  
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show The hair would be softened, but the damage would not be repaired.  
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show tinea favosa  
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A cosmetologist is able provide treatment for __________.   show
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show canities  
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show softening the hair with conditioners  
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show alopecia universalis  
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show The client’s hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.  
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Which hair disorder causes terminal hair to grow on areas of a woman’s body where terminal hair typically does not grow?   show
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An example of a parasitic infection is ________.   show
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What is a severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum?   show
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The following are all true statements about congenital canities EXCEPT:   show
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show extreme stress  
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Each of the following hair disorders is characterized by brittle hair EXCEPT ______.   show
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show postpartum alopecia  
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What is the technical term for brittle hair?   show
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What term refers to an acute, localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain?   show
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What is the cause of pityriasis?   show
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What are indications that a client is infected with scabies?   show
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show Alopecia areata most often begins in childhood.  
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show tinea capitis  
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show Understanding the cause of a client's hair loss is necessary to determine which surgical hair replacement techniques to recommend  
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Which of the following is a reason cosmetologists should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases?   show
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show Alopecia areata  
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A client expresses frustration with continued thinning hair following a prolonged medical situation, during which the client did not receive adequate nutrition. On the advice of the healthcare provider, the client followed and improved nutrition diet,   show
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show The client should continue the improved nutrition diet and wait for results as there has not yet been enough time for the hair follicles to regenerate.  
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show Canities can be present at birth.  
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What is a condition that is characterized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft?   show
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show Fungal infection  
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What is the most appropriate process to distinguish pityriasis and pediculosis capitis?   show
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show Split ends  
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