Hair, Skin, Nails, Nutrition, HEENT Flashcards
What is cerumen?
Earwax
What are the normal colors of cerumen?
yellow, orange, brown, grey, red, black
What color is the tympanic membrane?
Pearly grey
What does HEENT mean?
Hair, Eyes, Ears, Neck, Throat
What are the two types of sweat glands?
Apocrine and Eccrine glands
Typical order for physical assessment techniques
Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
What is the Whisper test
Tests the ability to repeat two-syllable word with tragus occluded
Presbycusis
Hearing Loss
Which part of the ear does the whisper test assess?
Auricle / Pinna
What is the weber test?
Uses tuning fork to evaluate conduction of sound waves through bone; discerns conductive v. sensorineural hearing loss
Which part of the ear does the weber test assess?
Tragus
Which part of the ear does the Rinne test assess?
Lobule
Rinne test
Uses tuning fork to discern air and bone conduction; AC sound is normally long than BC sound
Romberg test
Evaluates balance
Which part of the body does the Romberg test assess?
Mastoid process
Strabismus
Cross eyed
Ptosis
Drooping eyelid
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Conjunctiva bleeding
Presbyopia
Impaired near vision
Myopia
Impaired far vision
Papilledema
Swollen optic disc
Mydriasis
Fixed, dilated pupils
Anisocoria
Pupils unequal size
Miosis
Pinpoint pupils
Macular Degeneration
Wet (leaky, abnormal blood vessels) vs. dry (deposit build up); impacts visual clarity
Ectropion
Outwardly rotated lower lid
Hordeolum
‘stye’
Cataracts
Cloudy lens; blurry vision, sensitive to light
Glaucoma
Increased intraocular pressure; damages optic nerve (open-angle slow; acute angle closure; severe, emergency)
Scleral jaundice – yellow sclera
Yellow sclera
What is the Snellen chart used for?
Eye muscle movement – cranial nerves oculomotor III, trochlear IV, abducens VI
What is the Jaeger card used for?
Bulbar conjunctiva – covers eye; Palpebral conjunctiva – covers underneath eyelid
Pupillary light reflex occurs in the…
Sclera
Corneal light reflex occurs in the…
Lacrimal apparatus and gland
What is the palpebral fissure?
The space between upper/lower eyelids when open
What does COLDSPA stand for?
Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Severity
Pattern
Associated factors
What is COLDSPA used for?
To assess pain/chief complaint
Sensorineural hearing loss
You hear vibrations of air conduction longer than bone conduction. Inner ear damage
Conductive hearing loss
You hear vibrations of bone conduction longer than air conduction. Outer and/or middle ear damage
Test for equilibrium where you close eyes and walk
Vertigo
Small, pinpoint-sized red or purple spots that appear on the skin due to bleeding under the surface are known as
Petechiae
What tests for equilibrium. Tests verstribular disorder, stand and don’t sway
Romberg test
