Clinical Anatomy Of Head And Neck Flashcards
1
Q
Facial flashing, engorged neck veins, and stridor on raising the arms above the head.
A
Pemberton’s sign
2
Q
A patient underwent a thyroidectomy, after the surgery he went for a follow-up appointment. The doctor noticed weak and low pitch voice. What is the nerve damaged?
A
The external laryngeal nerve (supplies the cricothyroid muscle which tenses the vocal cords)
3
Q
Patient present with an enlarged left inferior deep cervical node.
A
Troisier’s sign (first sign of an intra-abdominal malignancy such as pancreatic cancer)
