Lesson 1Family and Genetic Background: Hair Loss Patterns in Close Relatives and When It StartedThis bit covers asking about family hair loss and scalp sickness. Students will chart how it's passed down, when it begins, and how bad it gets to help spot male pattern baldness and inherited conditions.
Ask about hair loss in close family like parents and siblingsLook into aunts, uncles, and cousins tooFind out when it started and how it grew in the familySpot family cases of scarring hair lossCheck differences by ethnic group or raceSketch a basic family tree for hair lossLesson 2Styling and Pull Factors: Using Heat Tools, Drying Ways, Tight Hairstyles, Accessories, and Parting StylesThis part looks at pulling and styling habits that harm hair and scalp. It focuses on pulling force, heat, rubbing, and product build-up, with questions to count how often and how it's done.
Check how often blow-drying and hot tools are usedAsk about heat level and protectionInquire on tight braids, weaves, and extensionsLook at wigs, hair pieces, and systemsCheck combing, brushing, and untangling waysSpot helmets, hats, and rubbing sourcesLesson 3Questions on Specific Symptoms: Start, Pattern, Length of Shedding, Itching, Pain, Scalp Signs, and Season ChangesThis section targets symptom questions for hair and scalp woes. Students will sharpen start time, length, pattern, feelings, and causes to tell apart common hair loss and scalp sickness types.
Clear up when symptoms began, speed, and how longDescribe shedding style and daily amountPinpoint where hair loss is and if evenCheck itching, pain, burning, and sorenessAsk on flakes, pimples, and scabsLook into season or repeating changesLesson 4Mind and Stress Check: Recent Life Changes, Work Pressure, Sleep, and Mental Health QuestionsThis part guides asking about stress, feelings, and sleep. Students will link mind pressures, worry, sadness, and bad sleep to sudden shedding and bad hair habits.
Look into big recent life events and lossesCheck work and care-giving stressScreen for worry, sadness, and tirednessAsk on sleep length and qualitySpot repeating hair body habitsTalk coping ways and supportLesson 5Medicine, Supplements, and Hormone Past: Prescribed Drugs, Over-Counter, Steroids, Birth Control, and Recent ShiftsThis section shows how to list medicines, extras, and hormones exactly. Stress on when changes happen, amount, and known drug-caused hair loss or shedding triggers.
List all prescribed medicinesCheck over-counter and plant productsScreen for skin pills, blood thinners, and cancer drugsCheck birth control and hormone treatmentsClear recent amount or plan changesMatch drug time with hair shiftsLesson 6Daily Life, Food, and Substance Use: Eating Habits, Protein and Small Nutrients, Coffee, Drink, Smoke, and Recent Weight Drop or DietThis part checks daily life, food, and substances affecting hair. Students will gauge food enoughness, strict eating, weight change, and booze, smoke, and coffee exposure.
Check usual daily and weekly eatingScreen for strict or trend dietsNote recent weight drop and hunger changeGauge protein and small nutrient intakeAsk on booze, smoke, and e-cigsCheck coffee and energy drinksLesson 7Warning Signs and Urgent Symptoms: Sudden Hair Loss, Scarring Hints, Pimples, Body Symptoms, or Fast Spread Needing Quick Send-OffThis section trains doctors to spot warning symptoms needing quick action. Focus on fast loss, scarring, pimples, body sickness, and when to rush to skin doctor or emergency.
Spot sudden all-over or spotty hair lossSee signs of scarring and shrinkingScreen for sore, soft, or pus spotsLink fever, weight drop, or night sweatsFlag fast spread even with soft careSet rules for quick expert sendLesson 8Structured Health Past: Body Sicknesses, Recent Germs, Operations, Autoimmune, Thyroid, and Long-Term ConditionsThis part teaches how to shape a short but full health past. Focus on body sicknesses, hormone and self-attack diseases, germs, operations, and long conditions affecting hair growth.
Screen for thyroid and other hormone sicknessCheck self-attack and joint diseasesAsk on recent germs and high feversNote operations, sleep drugs, and hospital timesGauge long liver, kidney, and gut problemsCheck long pain, tiredness, and other signsLesson 9Baby-Making and Hormone Past: Monthly Flow Pattern, Pregnancies, Change-of-Life Signs, Desire Shifts, and Male Hormone Excess HintsThis section details baby-making and hormone past for hair. Students will link monthly patterns, pregnancy, change-of-life, desire, and male hormone excess with common hormone hair losses.
Clear first monthly, length, and steadyAsk on pregnancies, births, and lossesCheck after-birth shedding timesScreen for hot spells and change-of-life timeGauge extra hair, spots, and male signsTalk desire shifts and body functionLesson 10Hair Care and Chemical Touch Past: How Often and Type of Colouring, Bleaching, Curling, Straightening, Salon Work, and Home ProductsThis part shows how to check hair care routines and chemical touches step by step. Students will link colouring, straightening, bleaching, and product use to breaks, weakness, scalp itch, and long damage.
Note hair wash and conditioner oftenCheck salon vs home chemical workClear past of colouring, bleaching, and shadeCheck straighteners, curlers, and smooth treatmentsSpot harsh soap or cleanersRecord stay-in, oil, and style product use
