EIO Flashcards
Why do we do an EIO?
Abnormality
- Baseline
- Cancer screening
- Deviation from normal
When does the EIO begin?
-In the waiting room to assess for any irregularities such as a limp
What is the first thing palpated to during the Extra Oral exam?
-The frontalis
What is the name of the muscle that brings the eyebrows inward or makes you
frown?
The corrugator
What makes up the TMJ?
Temporalis (including the glenoid fossa), mandible (condyle), joint disk
— Creates the capsule — contains synovial fluid
. What is it called when the TMJ “clicks”?
-Crepitus
What is it call when the jaw dislocates when moved left to right?
subluxation
What are the muscles of mastication?
-Masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid, and temporalis
What kind of palpation should be used?
-Bimanual and bidigital
What might be found when palpating the lymph nodes? What might this mean?
-Lymphadenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes), the nodes may also be inflamed or
tender
-Infection of the head and/or the neck
What bone is not attached to any other bone?
Hyoid bone
What structures are in the neck?
The larynx, trachea, and thyroid
What is the difference between the trachea and the larynx?
trachea: used for breathing – contains rings of cartilage
- larynx: used for passing food
. What is the landmark in the back of the tongue that is 2/3 down notch that
gives rise to the thyroid?
-foramen cecum
What is the names of the base of the tongue that forms during fusion?
-sulcus terminalus
What shape is the thyroid gland?
Butterfly shaped
. What do we feel for when we ask the patient to swallow?
To feel for a smooth up and down motion of the larynx
What is the function of the thyroid gland?
Regulates metabolism
The thyroid develops from what during embryotic development?
foramen cecum
What hormone does the thyroid release?
T3 (Tri-iodothyronine), T4 (thyroxine) and Calcitonin
What mineral is associated with the thyroid?
Iodine
Where do we get this mineral that is associated with thyroid from?
Our diet in salt
What are 2 disorders associated with the thyroid?
Hypothyroidism: too little of the hormone being produced
What is the main disease associated with Hyperthyroidism?
-Grave’s disease
What is the main disease associated with Hypothyroidism?
Hashimoto’s disease
What would someone with Hyperthyroidism look like?
Weight loss, energetic, anxious, tachycardia