Gastro Exam Face

Question 1

Things to look for - face gastro exam

Answer 1

Eyes:
-“Could I just get you to pull your eyelids down please”
-Jaundice of the sclera
-Pallor of the conjunctiva
-Kayser-Fleischer rings
Mouth:
-Overall dentition
-Glossitis
-Leukoplakia
-Angular stomatitis
-Gingervitis
-ulcers
Face:
Hand hygiene
Palpate parotid glands for enlargement, Unilateral or bilateral

Question 2

Jaundice of the sclera

Answer 2

yellowing of the white bit of eyes

Question 3

Pallor of conjunctiva

Answer 3

pale inside of the eyelid

Question 4

Kayser-Fleischer rings

Answer 4

copper deposits around the iris that appear as brownish-green rings.
sign of Wilson’s disease

Question 5

Glossitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the tongue can be too white or too red

Question 6

Leukoplakia

Answer 6

White blobs on the sides of the tongue

Question 7

Ulcers

Answer 7

look like ulcers, can ask a patient to pull down the bottom lip so you can see the inside side of it

Question 8

Angular stomatitis

Answer 8

cuts or marks at corners of lips

Question 9

Gingervitis

Answer 9

Gum inflammation
real big and red

Question 10

Palpating parotid glands

Answer 10

-“I’m just gonna feel the side of your face for some glands is that okay?”
-feel the sides of the face near the ears slightly below but go up and down to make sure
-will only be able to feel in enlarged
-check if enlargement is unilateral (one side only) or bilateral
-“Parotid glands are not palpable suggesting they are not enlarged”