NURS 600 Exam #1 with correct answers
alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involuntary hair loss.
Typically occurring on the scalp but may occur anywhere on the
body.
Alopecia can occur in either the ______ or the _____ phases of hair
growth.
The most common type of hair loss occurs during the ____ phase. -
🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Anagen or the Telogen Phase
Most common type: Anagen phase
Hereditary thinning of hair in susceptible men and women is
related to: _____________ - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Androgen Receptor Variation (Anagen Phase)
______ Phase alopecia is often caused by: (7) - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔High fever, medications, endocrine/metabolic
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,abnormalities, anemia, childbirth, stress, and malnutrition.
2 Categorizations of Alopecia: - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Scarring and NONscarring
No clinically apparent scarring, inflammation or skin atrophy. Hair
shafts are small and hair follicles are preserved.
____________ Alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔NONscarring Alopecia
Permanent hair loss with tissue destruction. Inflammation, loss of
hair follicles, skin atrophy and fibrosis are present: __________
Alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Scarring
Types of NONscarring Alopecia (5): - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔1. Telogen Effluvium
2. Androgenetic Alopecia
3. Alopecia Areata
4. Tinea Capitis
5. Traumatic Alopecia
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,_________ type of alopecia that has a higher incidence in younger
individuals. Both sexes are affected equally. - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Alopecia Areata
_______ Alopecia:
Males affected more than women.
50% Caucasian males by age 50.
40% Caucasian females by age 70.
Less common in Asians and AA. - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Androgenetic Alopecia
Common causes of DIFFUSE NONscarring Alopecia: - 🔰
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hypothyroid, "balding" pattern,
hypopituitary, hypoadrenal, drug-induced, iron deficiency, telogen
and anagen effluvium, alopecia areata
Common causes of LOCALIZED NONscarring Alopecia: - 🔰
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alopecia Areata, Ringworm, Traumatic
Hair Pulling, Secondary Syphilis
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, Common causes of LOCALIZED Scarring Alopecia: - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Burns, radiation, shingles, kerion, tertiary syphilis,
lupus, lichen planus
Postpartum hair loss with diffuse shedding. Reversible without
treatment. - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Telogen Effluvium
Miniaturization of hairs along the midline of scalp. Recession of
anterior scalp line. Increased circulating androgen. - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Androgenic Alopecia
Telogen effluvium treatment: - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔None.
Discontinue medications with SE of alopecia and treat if underlying
condition.
Androgenetic Alopecia treatment: (3) - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Topical Minoxidil, Finasteride, Spirinolactone
Well-circumscribed, circular areas of hair loss (2-5cm in size). May
also have pitting sandpapered appearance to nails. - 🔰CORRECT
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alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involuntary hair loss.
Typically occurring on the scalp but may occur anywhere on the
body.
Alopecia can occur in either the ______ or the _____ phases of hair
growth.
The most common type of hair loss occurs during the ____ phase. -
🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Anagen or the Telogen Phase
Most common type: Anagen phase
Hereditary thinning of hair in susceptible men and women is
related to: _____________ - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Androgen Receptor Variation (Anagen Phase)
______ Phase alopecia is often caused by: (7) - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔High fever, medications, endocrine/metabolic
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,abnormalities, anemia, childbirth, stress, and malnutrition.
2 Categorizations of Alopecia: - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Scarring and NONscarring
No clinically apparent scarring, inflammation or skin atrophy. Hair
shafts are small and hair follicles are preserved.
____________ Alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔NONscarring Alopecia
Permanent hair loss with tissue destruction. Inflammation, loss of
hair follicles, skin atrophy and fibrosis are present: __________
Alopecia - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Scarring
Types of NONscarring Alopecia (5): - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔1. Telogen Effluvium
2. Androgenetic Alopecia
3. Alopecia Areata
4. Tinea Capitis
5. Traumatic Alopecia
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,_________ type of alopecia that has a higher incidence in younger
individuals. Both sexes are affected equally. - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Alopecia Areata
_______ Alopecia:
Males affected more than women.
50% Caucasian males by age 50.
40% Caucasian females by age 70.
Less common in Asians and AA. - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Androgenetic Alopecia
Common causes of DIFFUSE NONscarring Alopecia: - 🔰
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hypothyroid, "balding" pattern,
hypopituitary, hypoadrenal, drug-induced, iron deficiency, telogen
and anagen effluvium, alopecia areata
Common causes of LOCALIZED NONscarring Alopecia: - 🔰
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alopecia Areata, Ringworm, Traumatic
Hair Pulling, Secondary Syphilis
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, Common causes of LOCALIZED Scarring Alopecia: - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Burns, radiation, shingles, kerion, tertiary syphilis,
lupus, lichen planus
Postpartum hair loss with diffuse shedding. Reversible without
treatment. - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Telogen Effluvium
Miniaturization of hairs along the midline of scalp. Recession of
anterior scalp line. Increased circulating androgen. - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Androgenic Alopecia
Telogen effluvium treatment: - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔None.
Discontinue medications with SE of alopecia and treat if underlying
condition.
Androgenetic Alopecia treatment: (3) - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Topical Minoxidil, Finasteride, Spirinolactone
Well-circumscribed, circular areas of hair loss (2-5cm in size). May
also have pitting sandpapered appearance to nails. - 🔰CORRECT
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