CEN Maxillofacial, Ocular, ortho and wound emergencies Flashcards
An adult striked with vehicle bumper would most likely have _______ _______fractures but a child would most likely have _____ fractures too
tibia and fibular fracture; femur
Fast moving potentially fatal infection involving the floor of the mouth and neck is called_______; spreads to _____ ______ ______ as well… _____ should be consulted
Ludgwig’s Angina; pericardium, mediastinum; pleural cavity. ENT
Causes of Ludwig’s angina
untreated dental absess
ABT resistant dental abscess
trauma to the mouth.
Patient with periorbital cellulitis needs to be monitored for ________ , _______, and __________
blindness, intracranial abscess and carvenous sinus thrombosis
Patient with conjunctivitis needs to be monitored for ______ and _______
decreased vision
corneal ulceration
Pt diagnosed with iritis and uveitis you need to monitor for
vision loss
macular edema
Pt diagnosed with glaucoma needs to be monitored for
visual impairments, including blind spots, tunnel vision and total blindness.
What is an avulsion injury?
involve peeling of the skin from underlying tissues
Degloving injury is when the
skin separates completely from the underlying tissue
Degloving injury is common in patients who are on ______ in this case it is important to use __________dressing such as
corticosteroids therapy; occlusive; tegaderm
A tooth fracture involving only the enamel is classified as
Ellis I
A tooth fracture involving the dentin and the enamel is classified as
Ellis II
A tooth fracture involving the pulp, the dentin and the enamel is classified as
Ellis III
During the phalen test, the wrist is flexed for ____minute while the patient is asked to _______
wrist is flexed for one minute, report usual symptoms if precipitated.
Phalen test, what is recorded
the time take for symptoms to appear
When is the Phalen test positive?
When the patient experiences a tingling sensation in the MEDIAL NERVE over the hand.
What is CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
compression neuropathy of the wrist’s median nerve
The outer ear and the medial ear are connected by the
External auditory canal
The external ear and middle ear are divided by
The middle ear and the throat are linked by
The TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
Eustachian tube
Foreign piece embedded to the skin should NOT be
Soaked
What is the waddell triad?
high velocity accidents, chest/abdomen, head and femurs.
What should be used to remove ocular foreign bodies that have rust rings present? if NO RUST RING, what should be used? _______, _______ and _______ and after treatment, you should monitor the patient for a ________ , an _______ or ______
OPHTHALMIC DRILL; moist cotton-tipped swab; sterile needle, foreign body removal instrument; corneal ulcer, infection; scarring.
The maxilla facial bones house the ________sinus and the _____ _____ and forms the ________ ; and the ________cavity
Maxillary; upper teeth; roof of the oral cavity ; nasal
The frontal bone houses the _______sinuses which also forms the roof of the _______sinuses
frontal; ethnoid
The lower teeth are housed by the
Mandible
Patient has injured pelvis , you should initially immobilize the patient by using a
Long spine board
__________is used to initially immobilize a patient with injured clavicle
Figure eight splint
_________is used to initially immobilize a patient who has injured his spine
Stiff cervical collar
___________splint would be used to initially immobilize a patient who has injured his foot, ankle, tibia or fibula
Air
When the patient is standing upright, where should the CANE reach if it is sized appropriate
The patient’s wrist.
The cane should be held in the
opposite the injured site
When walking, the ______ and the ______should move together
cane; injured leg
Bones serves at the primary storage site for which of the following?______ and ______
Calcium and phosphate
Patient with a CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION need _______to improve the outflow of aqueous humor
CHOLINERGIC agent
A cholinergic agent would be used to _______The pupils which results in an _________outflow of aqueous humor
constrict; improved/increased
For improving aqueous humor flow, if the patient has light color eyes use _____solution
2%
For improving aqueous humor flow, if the patient has dark color eyes use _____solution
4%
Which type of medications decrease aqueous humor PRODUCTION? Which medications decrease aqueous humor SECRETION
Beta-blockers; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
_________ increases the delivery of oxygen to the ischemic tissues and dilate the retinal arterioles
CARBOGEN GAS
2 most important independent risk factors for osteoporosis
age
low bone mineral density
First line of therapies for osteoporosis
Alendronate
Risedronate
When is LDH release?
Whenever there is muscle injury
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE in increased when?
A patient’s metabolic bone activity has increased
When force is applied to a large surface areal; it results in ______ (more or less) tissue damage than if would if the same force was applied to a small surface area
less
4 types of collision occur during a vehicular collision (ABCD)
Auto
Body
Cavity contents
Debris
Cold therapy does what?
It increases the patient’s pain threshold
The decrease of muscle spasms, inflammation and blood flow for the use of cold therapy limits _____ and ______
hemorrhage; swelling.
Which time frame for injury can you apply cold therapy to prior to splint applications?
occurred less than 24 to 48hours
In traumatic amputation: APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION FOR AMPUTATED PART is to ?
Place in a WATERTIGHT container over an ICED SALINE BATH
Amputated part should be kept_____and never be put directly on
Dry; ice
Infection that developed near root of eyelash is _______and it is an infection of the eyelid _____
HORDEOLUM (STY) : oil gland;
When the eyelid has a small circumscribed cysts formed by retention of meibomian gland secretions?
Chalazion
3 clinical manifestations of TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
- Facial grimacing during episodes
- Painful paroxysmal tic
- little to no sensory loss along the trigeminal nerve
For neurologic disorder, bleeding gum is symptom of
Temporal arteritis
For neurologic disorder, increased sensitivity to noise is symptom of
Bell’s PALSY
For neurologic disorder, ______ ________ are a clinical presenation for herpes zoster oticus symptom of
Herpetiform vesicles
The diagnostic test that provides the best view of a patient’s inferior orbital rims/maxillary sinues and the nasoethmoidal bones
Water’s view
The diagnostic test that provides the SIX LANDMARK FOR EVALUATION of facial symmetry
SUBMENTAL VERTICAL VIEW
The diagnostic test that provides view of the frontal sinus and the superior orbital rim
CALDWELL VIEW
To view the ZYGOMA and ZYGOMATIC ARCH use
zygomatic radiography