Hair, Skin, Nails, Nutrition, HEENT

Question 1

What is cerumen?

Answer 1

Earwax

Question 2

What are the normal colors of cerumen?

Answer 2

yellow, orange, brown, grey, red, black

Question 3

What color is the tympanic membrane?

Answer 3

Pearly grey

Question 4

What does HEENT mean?

Answer 4

Hair, Eyes, Ears, Neck, Throat

Question 5

What are the two types of sweat glands?

Answer 5

Apocrine and Eccrine glands

Question 6

Typical order for physical assessment techniques

Answer 6

Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation

Question 7

What is the Whisper test

Answer 7

Tests the ability to repeat two-syllable word with tragus occluded

Question 8

Presbycusis

Answer 8

Hearing Loss

Question 9

Which part of the ear does the whisper test assess?

Answer 9

Auricle / Pinna

Question 10

What is the weber test?

Answer 10

Uses tuning fork to evaluate conduction of sound waves through bone; discerns conductive v. sensorineural hearing loss

Question 11

Which part of the ear does the weber test assess?

Answer 11

Tragus

Question 12

Which part of the ear does the Rinne test assess?

Answer 12

Lobule

Question 13

Rinne test

Answer 13

Uses tuning fork to discern air and bone conduction; AC sound is normally long than BC sound

Question 14

Romberg test

Answer 14

Evaluates balance

Question 15

Which part of the body does the Romberg test assess?

Answer 15

Mastoid process

Question 16

Strabismus

Answer 16

Cross eyed

Question 17

Ptosis

Answer 17

Drooping eyelid

Question 18

Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Answer 18

Conjunctiva bleeding

Question 19

Presbyopia

Answer 19

Impaired near vision

Question 20

Myopia

Answer 20

Impaired far vision

Question 21

Papilledema

Answer 21

Swollen optic disc

Question 22

Mydriasis

Answer 22

Fixed, dilated pupils

Question 23

Anisocoria

Answer 23

Pupils unequal size

Question 24

Miosis

Answer 24

Pinpoint pupils

Question 25

Macular Degeneration

Answer 25

Wet (leaky, abnormal blood vessels) vs. dry (deposit build up); impacts visual clarity

Question 26

Ectropion

Answer 26

Outwardly rotated lower lid

Question 27

Hordeolum

Answer 27

‘stye’

Question 28

Cataracts

Answer 28

Cloudy lens; blurry vision, sensitive to light

Question 29

Glaucoma

Answer 29

Increased intraocular pressure; damages optic nerve (open-angle slow; acute angle closure; severe, emergency)

Question 30

Scleral jaundice – yellow sclera

Answer 30

Yellow sclera

Question 31

What is the Snellen chart used for?

Answer 31

Eye muscle movement – cranial nerves oculomotor III, trochlear IV, abducens VI

Question 32

What is the Jaeger card used for?

Answer 32

Bulbar conjunctiva – covers eye; Palpebral conjunctiva – covers underneath eyelid

Question 33

Pupillary light reflex occurs in the…

Answer 33

Sclera

Question 34

Corneal light reflex occurs in the…

Answer 34

Lacrimal apparatus and gland

Question 35

What is the palpebral fissure?

Answer 35

The space between upper/lower eyelids when open

Question 36

What does COLDSPA stand for?

Answer 36

Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Severity
Pattern
Associated factors

Question 37

What is COLDSPA used for?

Answer 37

To assess pain/chief complaint

Question 38

Sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 38

You hear vibrations of air conduction longer than bone conduction. Inner ear damage

Question 39

Conductive hearing loss

Answer 39

You hear vibrations of bone conduction longer than air conduction. Outer and/or middle ear damage

Question 40

Test for equilibrium where you close eyes and walk

Answer 40

Vertigo

Question 41

Small, pinpoint-sized red or purple spots that appear on the skin due to bleeding under the surface are known as

Answer 41

Petechiae

Question 42

What tests for equilibrium. Tests verstribular disorder, stand and don’t sway

Answer 42

Romberg test