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hair
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the appearance of hair often reflects a person's feelings or self-concept and sociocultural well being
it also reflects the state of health (excessive coarseness and dryness may be associated with endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism) |
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developmental considerations for the hair
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1. newborn
lanugo - fine hair on the body of the fetus 2. adolescence pubic hair - usu appears in early puberty foll about 6 mos by the growth of axillary hair sebum - increase activity 3. elderly hair is thinner, grows more slowly, and loses its color as a result of aging tissues and diminishing circulation |
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problems in the hair (physical assessment)
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1. dandruff
accompanied by itching and appears as diffuse scaling of the scalp 2. hair loss 3. ticks small gray-brown parasites that bite into tissue and suck blood 4. pediculosis (lice) pediculus capitis pediculus corporis pediculus pubis 5. scabies contagious skin infestation by itch mite 6. hirsutism excessive body hair 7. alopecia hair loss due to chemotherapeutic agents and radiation |
