Eyes And HENT (Head, Ears, Nose, Throat) Flashcards
Chief complaints A-F
Aphagia Blurred vision Cough Dental injury, pain, or problem Double vision Ear drainage Ear pain Epistaxis Eye drainage Eye injury Eye pain Eye problem Eye swelling Facial swelling Fever Foreign body in eye, ear, or nose
Chief Complaints H-V
Hoarse Lip swelling Mouth lesions Nasal congestion Nasal injury Otitis media Ringing in ears Sinus pain/ infection Sore throat Toothache Vision change
Ménière’s Disease
An inner ear disorder that can affect both hearing and balance
Turbinate
Structure inside the nose that humidifies and filters air
Stomach stenosis
Narrowing of a stoma by scar tissue
Aphagia
Inability to swallow
Atraumatic
No injury, damage, or trauma to the head
Caries
Cavities
Cerumen
Earwax
Cornea
Transparent coat of the eyeball that covers the eyeball and pupil
Dentition
Pertains to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth
Diplopia
Double vision
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Edentulous
Having no teeth
EOMI
Extra ocular movements intact
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
ET tube
Endotracheal
Fluorescein
Dye used in eye exam to observe corneal abnormalities, foreign bodies
Gingival
Relating to the gums
Macrocephalic
Head is abnormally large
Microcephalic
Head is abnormally small
Mandible
The jaw bone to which the lower teeth are attached
Mastoid
The skull bone behind the ear
Maxillary sinuses
Sinuses located behind the cheeks
Nares
The nostrils or nasal passages
Normocephalic
Normal sized and shaped head
Periorbital
Situated around the orbit of the eye
Ex: periorbital swelling
PERRL
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light
Photophobia
A symptom of excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to sunlight or well lit places
Rhinorrhea
Thin, watery discharge from the nose
Sclera
The white of the eye
Septum
The cartilage and skin that separates the nostrils
Sputum
Expectorant through the mouth, thick mucus
Stoma
Opening from an organ to the outside, such as the tracheal stoma that is present after a tracheotomy
Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat)
Bacterial throat infection