Exam 1b Flashcards
Which part of the ear is responsible for equalization of pressure on both sides of tympanic membrane?
Middle ear
type of skin lesion: solar lentigines
macule
What kind of tuning fork do you use for Rinne Test?
512 hz
photophobia
experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure
Secondary skin lesion that is:
- below the skin plane
- loss of superficial epidermis
- no bleeding
- surface moist
erosion
Patient is absent red reflex. Name one possible cause?
Retinal Detachment
type of skin lesion: impetigo
primary: pustule
Secondary: crusting
When internally examining the nose, which speculum should you use with the otoscope?
large speculum
cyst
Primary skin lesion that is:
- palpable
- filled with semiliquid material or fluid
How do you test Extra Ocular Movements?
“H-method”: Move finger in 6 cardinal positions
type of skin leasion: striae
atrophy
You perform a Rinne test on the RIGHT ear. Patient is able to hear the tuning fork when it is pressed against the mastoid bone level with the ear canal. Once they stop hearing it there, you bring it forward (shape of U). Patient cannot hear it. Interpret.
This means BC=AC, or BC>AC in the right ear.
- The right ear is affected
- The patient has conductive hearing loss (CHL)
Primary skin lesion that is:
- palpable
- elevated
- solid
- <1.0 cm
papule
otalgia
ear pain
Hearing pathway: what is the sensorineural phase?
Inner ear and cochlear functions
Type of skin lesion that is:
- elevated
- grows beyond wound boundaries
- the result of an overgrowth of dense fibrous tissue that usually develops after healing of a skin injury.
keloid
Medial crescentic shadow
A test of the Iris-this is an abnormal finding
Note: Since the iris is normally fairly flat and forms a relatively open angle with the cornea, this lighting should cast no shadow.
tympanosclerosis
condition caused by calcification of tissues in the middle ear, sometimes resulting in a detrimental effect to hearing.
Interpret visual acuity result of 20/40
Patient able to read line @20 feet; person with normal eyesight able to read line @40 feet
type of skin lesion: hives
wheal
TM perforation
A hole in the tympanic membrane (the tissue that separates the ear canal from the middle ear).
How do you assess gross (acoustic) hearing? Which cranial nerve are you testing?
CN VIII (vestibulococchlear)
Whispered Voice Test
- Patient covers one ear
- Stand 1-2 feet away
- Whisper alpha-numeric, have patient repeat back
- Test both sides
Typanostomy tube
a small tube inserted into the eardrum in order to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time, and to prevent the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear.
type of skin lesion: seborrhea
scaling
Primary skin lesion that is:
- Elevated
- Palpable
- Fluid-filled cavity
- <1.0 cm
- Filled with serous fluid
vesicle
Type of skin lesion that is:
- vascular
- 1-3 mm
- bright or ruby red
- partial blanching
- Smooth to slightly raised
cherry angioma
icterus
Jaundice
For external eye inspection, what kind of lighting should you use? What will you be able to see?
Use oblique lighting
(1) Cornea & (2) Lens
Secondary skin lesion that is:
- Above the skin plane
- flaky
- exfoliated skin
- thick or thin
- dry or greasy
Scaling
pruritis
itchy skin that makes you want to scratch
Patient loses sensory for tases of salty, sweet, sour, and bitter on anterior 2/3 of tongue. Which cranial nerve?
CN VII (facial nerve)
Bulla
Primary skin lesion that is:
- Elevated
- Palpable
- Fluid-filled cavity
- 1.0 cm or greater
- Filled with serous fluid
Primary skin lesion that is:
- palpable
- elevated
- solid
- 1.0 cm or greater
- superficial
- surface area > height
Plaque
CHL
conductive hearing loss
scaling
Secondary skin lesion that is:
- Above the skin plane
- flaky
- exfoliated skin
- thick or thin
- dry or greasy
serous fluid
typically pale yellow and transparent
How do you test air conduction versus bone conduction?
Rinne Test
type of skin lesion: elevated nevus
papule
type of skin lesion: tinea versicolor
macules
petechiae
Skin lesion that is:
- 1-3 mm
- reddish purple
- nonblanching
type of skin lesion: blackhead
comedone
Skin-inspection. How do you asses NEVI?
ABCDE rule
- Asymmetry one half unlike the other?
- Borders regular v. irregular
- Color uniformity: tan, black, blue, red
- Diameter >6mm
- Evolution/Elevation
Branches of CN VII (facial nerve)
(1) Temporal
(2) zygomatic
(3) buccal
(4) mandibular
(5) cervical
Which part of the ear is responsible for position sense and equilibrium?
Inner ear
Where do you palpate the frontal sinuses?
under eyebrows, medial aspect
How do you assess motor function for CN V (trigeminal)?
- Patient clench teeth, palpate temporal muscle
- Patient clench teeth, palpate masseter muscle
- Patient open mouth and move side/side
cherry angioma
Type of skin lesion that is:
- vascular
- 1-3 mm
- bright or ruby red
- partial blanching
- Smooth to slightly raised
Type of skin lesion expected with liver disease
spider angioma
type of skin lesion: erythema nodosum
nodule
type of skin lesion: chancre
ulcer
fissure
Secondary skin lesion that is:
- below the skin plane
- Linear crack from epidermis to dermis
- dry or moist
Patient presents with:
- On one side: Forehead not wrinkled; eyebrow not raised (when asked to raise eyebrows). Other side has raised eyebrow, wrinkles.
- On one side: Paralysis of the lower face (same side as eyebrow issue)
Bell’s Palsy
You inspect and observe a spider angioma. What are the three possible causes?
- Liver disease
- pregnancy
- normal
What are the 4 characteristics of sensorineural hearing loss?
- Greater loss in higher frequencies
- difficulty hearing with two or more people
- noisy environments make hearing worse
- talk loudly
(Usually Irreversible–need hearing aid, cochlear implant)
confluence
an act or process of merging
comedone
Primary skin lesion that is:
- Keratin plugged opening of a sebeceaous gland
Patient presents with:
- Stare (blank stare)
- Decreased mobility
Parkinson’s Disease
type of skin lesion: acne
pustule
How do you characterize diplopia?
(1) Horizontal (images side by side) (2) Vertical (images on top of one another) (3) Oblique (images tangential to one another) (4) Does it persist with one eye closed?
Mobility of skin
ease at which skin lifts up
diffuse hair lose
global hair lose
Oculo sinstra (OS)
left eye
Which is greater, air conduction or bone conduction?
air conduction
binocular
both eyes
How do you palpate for the thyroid?
- Posterior approach
- Place index finger JUST BELOW cricoid cartilage
- Slide fingers laterally onto lobes
- Gently push with left hand and displace gland to the right; palpate right lobe
- Assess other side
- Ask patient to swallow
Patient presents with:
- Brow prominent,
- soft tissues of nose, ears, and lips enlarged
- Jaw prominent
Acromegaly
Describe the “accommodation response” for pupils
(1) Lens rounds up
(2) Pupils constrict
(3) Eyes converge
How do you examine the internal ear?
- Large speculum
- Head tilted opposite side
- Pull Auricle up, out, and back
exudate
inflammation
crusting
Secondary skin lesion that is:
- Above the skin plane
- dried blood, pus, or serum
pustule
Primary skin lesion that is:
- Elevated
- Palpable
- Fluid-filled cavity
- <1.0 cm
- Filled with pus
Skin lesion that is:
- 1-3 mm
- reddish purple
- nonblanching
petechiae
When performing the internal nasal exam, which turbinates are able to be seen?
The middle and inferior turbinates
3 branches of trigeminal nerve (CN V)
(1) Ophthalmic
(2) Maxillary
(3) mandibular
Landmarks of the internal ear examination
- Malleus (bony landmark)
- Umbo (bony landmark)
- Light reflex
Borders of anterior triangle (neck)
- mandible
- sternocleidomastoid muscle
- middle of neck
Parkinson’s disease
Patient presents with:
- Stare (blank stare)
- Decreased mobility
Primary skin lesion that is:
- palpable
- elevated
- solid
- superficial cutaneous edema
wheal
lid lag
Lid lag is the static situation in which the eyelid is higher than normal with the globe in downgaze
If patient is experiencing a conductive hearing loss, where in the ear would you expect the issue to be located?
External and/or middle ear
Goiter
abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland
Raises the eyelid. Which cranial nerve?
CN 3 oculomotor
Where do you palpate the maxillary sinuses?
You are testing visual acuity. Which cranial nerve are you testing?
Snellen chart. CN II (two).
Primary skin lesion that is:
- Elevated
- Palpable
- Fluid-filled cavity
- <1.0 cm
- Filled with pus
pustule
diplopia
double vision
Cushing’s syndrome
Patient presents with:
- Red Cheeks
- Hirsutism
- Moon Face
Patient presents with periorbital edema. Name the two possible pathologies?
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Myxedema
atrophic scar
An atrophic scar takes the form of a sunken recess in the skin
tinnitus
the perception of noise or ringing in the ears
Patient presents with increased number of cherry angiomas as they have aged. concern?
No; no significance to cherry angioma
they tend to increase with age
spider angioma
Type of skin lesion that is:
- vascular
- central red body with radiating arms
- central blanching
Which four sinuses drain into nasal cavity?
- Frontal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
- Maxillary
Where is the submandibular duct located?
- Floor of mouth
- Deep to mandible
10 skin cancer risk factors
- Age >50
- Male
- Personal or Family history of Melanoma
- Fitzpatrick skin type 1 and 2
- Use of tanning beds
- Immunosuppresion
- >50 benign moles, atypical moles, changing moles
- sever burn at an early age
- overexposure to frost, wind, UVB
- overexposure to radioisotopes, x-rays, arsenic
Hirsutism
Unwanted male-pattern hair growth on a woman’s face, chest, and back
How do you assess CN XII (Hypoglossal Nerve)
Have patient stick out tongue and move side to side
Type of skin lesion expected with pregnancy
spider angioma
Periocular
surrounding the eyeball but within the orbit
Strabismus
Developmental dyscongugate gaze (due to imbalance in ocular muscle tone). Types are:
(1) Esotropia-INWARD
(2) Exotropia-OUTWARD
(3) Hypertropia- UPWARD
(4) Hypotropia- DOWNWARD
Impacted cerumen
Cerumen=ear wax
We say that ear wax is impacted when it has built up in the ear canal to such a point that there may be signs that something is not quite right.
All other movements of eye, except:
- laterally
- moves eye down when looking toward nose
CN 3 (oculomotor)
Atopic history
syndrome characterized by a tendency to be “hyperallergic”. A person with atopy typically presents with one or more of the following:
- eczema (atopic dermatitis),
- allergic rhinitis (hay fever), or
- allergic asthma
Primary skin lesion that is:
- raised tunnel
burrow
How do you stabilize the tongue in an oral cancer screen?
gauze
Rhinorrhea
runny nose
nasal cavity is filled with a significant amount of mucus fluid
erythema
superficial reddening of the skin
You perform a Rinne Test. Where do you first place the tuning fork to test for bone conduction?
Against the Mastoid bone level with ear canal
Bone or cartilage? nasal ali of nose
cartilage