Ear/Otoscopic exam Flashcards
inspect ear with ___ and looking for
pen light
lesions, exudates, deformities, size, shape, symmetry
palpation of
entire pinna
findings for pinna palpation
tenderness, masses
pull pinna for findings of
(otitis externa)
press tragus for findings of
(otitis media or externa)
press mastoid for findings of
mastoiditis
otoscopic procedure
tilt head held scope with right hand to right ear pull pinna up and back stablize pt head stabilize scope hand do not insert deep
looking for what during otoscopic in ear canal
wax, abrasions, foreign objects, exudates, lesions, exostosis
tympanic membrane normal color
pinkish gray
tympanic membrane abnormal color
red or amber
red reflex
normal
blood vessel dilation from heat of lamp
landmarks of inner ear
malleus, incus, handle of malleus, umbo, pars tensa, pars flaccida
perforations are
abnormal
cone of light normally
points towards chin/jaw
scattered cone of light indicates
bulging of TM
