CLASS 2 - HEENT Flashcards
HEENT
- Head
- Ears
- Eyes
- Nose
- Throat
HEENT ASSESSMENT FACTORS
- Skull
- Face
- Neck
- Thyroid
- Regional lymphatics
- Blood supply
- Eyes and ears
SUBJECTIVE DATA ASSESSMENT
- Past medical history
- Family history
- Health maintenance
- Personal and social
COMMON/CONCERNING HEAD ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Headache
- History of head injury
COMMON/CONCERNING EYE ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Injury
- Visual disturbances
- Spots (scotomas)
- Flashing lights
- Use of corrective lenses
- Pain
- Redness
- Excessive tearing
- Double vision
COMMON/CONCERNING EAR ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Ringing (tinnitus)
- Hearing loss
- Pain
- Discharge
COMMON/CONCERNING NOSE ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Drainage (rhinorrhea)
- Congestion
- Sneezing
- Nose bleeds (epistaxis)
COMMON/CONCERNING OROPHARYNX ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Soreness
- Gum bleeding
- Hoarseness
COMMON/CONCERNING NECK/THYROID ASSESSMENT SYMPTOMS
- Lumps
- Pain
- Stiffness
- Temperature intolerance
- Excessive sweating
HEAD INJURY PREVENTION
- Decrease head injuries (concussion identification, use of seat belts/helmets)
- Reduce fall injures (playground safety, home safety)
ORAL HEALTH PREVENTION
- Decrease dental caries and periodontal disease)
- Increase detection of oral pharyngeal cancers
- Decrease use of tobacco products that increase risk for oral cancer
- Increase number of people receiving dental and oral care
HEAD INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Symmetry
- Hair distribution, quantity
- Scalp: scaling, nevi (separate hair)
- Skull: size and contour
- Face: expression, contours
- Skin: color, pigmentation, hair distribution, lesions
HEAD PALPATION ASSESSMENT
- Hair texture
- Skull: lumps, tenderness
- Face: sinuses
- Skin: texture, temperature
- TMJ
- Temporal arteries
NOSE/SINUSES INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Anterior and interior surface: asymmetry or deformity
- Inside of nose using otoscope: mucosa color, swelling bleeding, exudate, polyps
- Inside of nose using otoscope: septum deviation, inflammation, perforation
NOSE/SINUSES PALPATION ASSESSMENT
- Palpate frontal and maxillary sinus with circular motions for tenderness, inflammation, or pain
MOUTH/PARYNX INSPECTION ASSESSMENT FACTORS
- Lips
- Oral mucosa
- Gums and teeth
- Roof of mouth
- Tongue and floor of mouth
- Pharynx: soft palate, anterior and posterior pillars, uvula, tonsils, pharynx
LIP INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
- Moisture
- Lumps
- Ulcers
- Cracking
ORAL MUCOSA INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
- Ulcers
- Nodules
GUMS AND TEETH INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
- Presence/position of teeth
- Color of gums
- Bleeding gums
ROOF OF MOUTH INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
TONGUE AND FLOOR OF MOUTH INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
- Texture
- Ulcers
- Nodules
PHARYNX INSPECTION ASSESSMENT
- Color
- Symmetry
- Presence of exudate
- Swelling
- Ulceration
- Tonsillar enlargement