Meds n reactions

The July issue of Nail Pro was one of the best on thus far in 2012.  The main article as well as the article for the quiz in the back.  I am going to give you a brief synoposis of the article for those of you who cannot read the article due to not having the magazine or cannot afford a subscription.  If you go to the Nail Pro website, you will find the quiz and you too can take it to recieve your certificate from Nail Pro itself as I do every month!  This looks good in portfolio and can be a deal breaker in getting the job you want, so I urge to to take this quiz on NailPro.com

The artical's name is "Side Effects" written by Tracy Morin.  It is located on page 164 of the actual magazine.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 48% of the population reported having taken some sort of perscription meds in the past month alone.  In 2008, 2.3 billion drugs were ordered or provided as a result of PCP office visits.  As you can see it's on the rise in America.  Unknown to most of the public just those meds you get given can have adverse effects on your skin, nails, as well as hair. The effects on your nails can cause lifting, furrows, and much more. 
Some negative reactions: Antibiotics, the tetracycline antibiotics can cause  a blueish discoloration on the skin that may appear on old acne scars.  These antibiotics can also cause the nails to have a blueish tint to them.These types of nails are safe for a nail tech to work on, in fact, you could infact help them hide this sometimes ebarrassing problem.  So you could boost someone's cofidence polishing or just giving enhancments.  Antibiotics as well as diuretics also cause sensitivity to sunlight and much more tanning beds.
The article states the any soaks on a client with lifting nails must be 100% sterile, because any water, yeast, or bacteria that gets trapped underneath the nail can cause a secondary infection.  Also for any client with noticable lifting nails, the nail tech MUST be careful to not dig aggressively under the nail it might make the nail worse.  The nail tech must be careful when pushing the cuticles back and keep the nails trimmed down so it doesn't get ripped off on something and cause the client much pain later on. 
According to Richard K. Scher, prefessor emeritus at Columbia Univeristy in New York, retinoids are used to treat acne, and can cause sever reaction in the nails.  This can make swollen, red, or sore nails.  Similar reactions can come from chemothreapy, as well as some drugs used to treat lupus (my neice has this and has ruined her life, her life is so sad). Chemotherapy is notorius for changes in the person recieving it's nails.  Black or discolored spots on your nail is melanonychia, and this will go away over time so do not fret! Melanonychia can sometime be confused for melanoma.  Chemotherapy, Anti-malerial drugs, Anti-AIDS drugs, as well as some antibiotics can all also produce matching symptoms. 
The most serious drug related reaction is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.it causes ersons on mucus membranes including the eyes/cornea, and lips.  It can also cause rashes and look like targets or burns.  With this problem nails can be lost and scars abundant.  In small minute cases it could be fatal.  This is mainly brought on by NSAIDS (non-steroid anti-inflamatory drugs).
This article I found very informative as I do almost every article in Nail Pro. 
I urge to ask questions to your clients.  I currently have a woman battleing cancer.  There are special precautions I attend to her due to her illness.  She apprecaites it as well.  So to make sure you don't screw up or hurt someone 20 questions isn't so bad is it?