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A Handy Measure: Know Your Nail
I'm sure our office has many rulers, but I often do not have one readily available during a skin examination. When this happens, I have found that knowing the width of the nail on my index finger comes in handy.
I'm sure our office has many rulers, but I often do not have one readily available during a skin examination. When this happens, I have found that knowing the width of the nail on my index finger comes in handy. A lesion that is as wide as my nail is 12 mm, one that is half the width is 6 mm-and I can estimate fairly closely measurements in between.
-- Nathan Hitzeman, MD
Sacramento, Calif
How to Weigh Patients Whose Poundage Is Off the Scale
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Atopic Dermatitis: The Pipeline and Clinical Approaches That Could Transform the Standard of Care
September 24th 2025Patient Care tapped the rich trove of research and expert perspectives from the Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis 2025 conference to create a snapshot of the AD care of the future.
