Chapter 7 Flashcards
one of the most common symptoms in clinical practice, with a lifetime prevalence of 30% in the general population
headache
most important attributes of headache are __ and ___
severity and chronologic
double vision
diplopia
specks in the vision or areas where the patient cannot see
scotomas
results from problems in the external or middle ear
conductive less
problems in the inner ear, the cochlear nerve, or its central connections in the brain
sensorineural loss
perceived sound that has no external stimulus, musical ringing or a rushing or roaring noise in one or both ears
tinnitus
perception that the patient or the environment is rotating or spinning
vertigo
these sensations point primarily to a problem in the labyrinths of the inner ear, peripheral lesions of CN3 or lesions in its central pathways or nuclei in the brain
vertigo
unsteady or losing your balance
disequilibrium
drainage from the nose and is often associated with nasal congestion
rhinorrhea
a sense of stuffiness or obstruction
nasal congestion
bleeding from the nasal passages
bleeding can also originate in the paranasal sinuses or nasopharynx
epistaxis
bleeding from posterior nasal structure may pass into the __ instead of the nostrils
throat
coughed up or vomited blood
hematemesis
the openings of __ and ___ ducts are visible within the oral cavity
parotid and submandibular
__ artery passes upward just in front of the eye, where it is readily palpable
superficial temporal artery
opening between the eyelids
palpebral fissure
a clear mucous membrane with 2 easily visible components bulbar and palpebral
conjunctiva
part of the conjunctiva that covers most of the anterior eyeball
bulbar conjunctiva
part of the conjunctiva that lines the eyelids
palpebral conjunctiva
glands that are on parallel rows on the tarsal plates
meibomian glands
muscle that raises the upper eyelid and innervated by CN 3 by the ocuomotor nerve
levator palpebrae
muscles of the ___ control the thickness of the lens, allowing the eye to focus on near or distinct objects
ciliary body
clear liquid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye
aqueous humor
canal of schlemm drains what
aqueous humor
which is larger, macula or fovea?
macula
macula is around the fovea
the entire area seen by an eye when it looks at a central point
visual field
an increased convexity of the ciliary muscles
accommodation
superior oblique is controlled by
CN 4
lateral rectus is controlled by
CN 6
different in pupillary size of 0.04 mm or greater
anisocoria
pupillary constriction in the same eye
direct reaction
pupillary constriction in the opposite eye
consensual reaction
__ test may reveal a slight or latent muscle
cover-uncover test
a fine rhythmic oscillations of the eyes
nystagmus
_____ headaches include migraines, tension, cluster and chronic daily headaches
primary