Assessment of the Neck, Teeth Flashcards
Where your costal cartilages meet
Costochondral junction
Anteroposterior
And transverse diameter is equal in
Barrel chest
Where should you place ypur hand when assessing for the chest expansion?
Costovertebral angle
What is the normal chest expansion?
5 cm
aresebaceous (oil) glands that appear as small bumps around the dark area of the nipple
Montgomery’s glands
is the circular dark-colored area of skin surrounding the nipple
Areola
Refers toa contiguous extension of adipose angling superolaterally from the primary breast into the axilla.
Axillary tail of Spence
collects the milk from the lobules within each lobe and carries it to the nipple
Lactiferous duct
What are the three patterns of palpating breast?
Circular
Wedge
Vertical Strip
What should you assess in the Bucc mucosa?
Stenson’s ducts
Fruity or Acetine Breath
Diabetes Ketoacidosis
Ammonia oder
Kidney Failure
Foul Odor
Oral or Respiratory Infection or Tooth Decay
Sulfur odor is also known as
Fetor hepaticus
Sulfur odor
End-stage liver disease