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Assessing Head, Neck, Breasts, and Lymphatic System Flashcards

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The structure and function of the head and neck

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Assessing Head and Neck

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The focus on the cranium, face, thyroid gland, and lymph nodes contained within the head and neck

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Structure and Function

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Frontal (1) / Parietal (2) / Temporal (2) / Occipital (1) / Ethmoid (1) / Sphenoid (1)

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Cranium

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4
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Houses the brain

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Cranium

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8 bones

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Cranium

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Maxilla (2) / Zygomatic or Cheek (2) / Inferior Conchae (2) / Nasal (2) / Lacrimal (2) / Palatine (2) / Vomer (1) / Mandible / Jaw (1)

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Face

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Forms carve

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Face

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8
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14 bones

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Face

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9
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Between the eye and the top of the ear / A major artery

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Temporal Artery

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10
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Each side of the ear, anterior and inferior to the ears, behind the mandible

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Parotid Glands

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Inferior to the mandible and underneath the base of the tongue

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Submandibular Glands

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Sternomastoid Muscle / Trapezius Muscle / Eleventh Cranial Nerve / C1 through C7

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Muscles and Cervical Vertebrae

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Allows movement

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Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

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Vertebra Prominens

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C7

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15
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Thyroid Cartilage

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Adam’s Apple

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Internal Jugular Veins / Carotid Arteries

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Blood Vessels

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Largest endocrine gland of the body / Isthmus / F3 and F4

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Thyroid Gland

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18
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Below Hyoid Bone

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Thyroid Cartilage

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19
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Below Thyroid Cartilage

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Cricoid Cartilage

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20
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Preauricular / Posterior Auricular / Occipital / Tonsillar / Submandibular / Submental
/ Superficial Cervical / Posterior Cervical / Deep Cervical / Supraclavicular

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Lymph Nodes in Head

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Submandibular / Submental / Carotid / Muscular (Anterior) / Occipital / Supraclavicular (Inferior)

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Neck Triangle

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22
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The leaning towards clinical significance

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Biological and Cultural Behavior Variations

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23
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Does not vary

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Head

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24
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Varies mostly genetically

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Hair

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25
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The data driven

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Health Assessment

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26
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Can’t be directly observed / Client’s history

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Subjective Data

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27
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Overlying protective structures / Underlying special senses / Functioning of neurologic system

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Objective Data

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28
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Observance

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Inspection

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29
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Touching

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Palpation

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30
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Tapping

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Percussion

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31
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Assessment

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Auscultation

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32
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Factors of Assessing the Head

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Size
Shape
Configuration

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33
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Small head in children

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Microcephaly

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34
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Skull and facial bones are thick

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Acromegaly

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35
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Big head in children

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Macrocephaly

36
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Acorn-enlarged skull

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Paget’s Disease

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Involuntary movement nurtured

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Head Bobbing / Nodding

38
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Deep, constant, throbbing pain

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Sinus Headache

39
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Stabbing pain

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Cluster Headache

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Sensitive pain

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Migraine Headache

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Aching steady, neurological and mental pain

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Tumor-related Headache

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Factors of Assessing the Face

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Symmetry
Features
Movement
Expressions
Skin Condition

43
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Facial asymmetry and drooping

44
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Paralysis on the side of the face

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Bell’s Palsy

45
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Moon-shaped face

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Cushing Syndrome

46
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Hard-tight face

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Scleroderma

47
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Shuffling gait, rigid muscles, and toward diminished reflexes

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Parkinson’s Disease

48
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Factors of Assessing the Neck

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Position
Symmetry
Lumps
Masses

49
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Damaged sternocleidomastoid muscle

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Wry Neck / Congenital Torticollis

50
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Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Simple Goiter

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Thyroid Issues

51
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The structure and function of the breasts and lymphatic system

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Assessing Breasts and Lymphatic System

52
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The focus on breast and lymph nodes itself

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Structure and Function

53
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Paired mammary glands lying over the muscles of the anterior chest wall, anterior to the pectoralis major and serratus anterior muscles / Accessory organ of the Reproductive System

54
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Fibrous Tissue / Adipose Tissue / Glandular Tissue

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Breast Tissues

55
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Upper outer quadrant extended into the axillary area

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Tail of Spence

56
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Present in both male and female Breasts / Anterior, Posterior, Lateral, and Central

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Lymph Nodes

57
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Center of the breast with tiny openings of lactiferous ducts

58
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Bound surroundings

59
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Upper Inner / Upper Outer / Lower Inner / Lower Outer

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Imaginary Line of Breasts

60
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Functional part for milk production

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Glandular Tissue

61
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Single lactiferous duct for alveoli converge / Alveoli drained

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Mammary Ducts

62
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Stores milk

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Lactiferous Sinus

63
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Provides support

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Fibrous Tissue

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Milk hormone production

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Milk hormone stimulation

66
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Secretes sweat

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Montgomery Glands

67
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Component on third level of the breast

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Fatty Tissue

68
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Surrounds mammary glands

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Connective Tissue Stroma

69
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Secures breasts

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Suspensory Ligaments of Cooper

70
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Separates breasts tissues

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Pectoral Fascia

71
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The superficial veins forming a network over the entire chest

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Biological and Cultural Behavior Variations

72
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Either patterns of radiation

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Mammary Plexus

73
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The essential examination

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Health Assessment

74
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Wide spectrum of emotions

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Subjective Data

75
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Identified initiations

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Objective Data

76
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Overall combination bound to primary provider, mammography, ultrasound, and MRI

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Breast Self-Examination

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Orange peel texture

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Peau d’ Orange

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Milk line

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Supernumerary Nipples

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Enlargement of breast tissues

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Gynecomastia

80
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Redness and flaking

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Paget’s Disease

81
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Suggests malignancy

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Retracted Nipple

82
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Benign cystic lesion

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Fibrocystic Breast Tissue

83
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Benign tumor

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Fibroadenoma

84
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Malignant tumors in upper outer quadrant

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Breast Cancer

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Infectious breast tissues

86
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Removal of breasts

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Mastectomy

87
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X-ray for breast tissues

NCM_101 | Health Assessment (11 decks)

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