Head Flashcards
What does a tension headache feel like?
A rubber band around the head
What is prodromal
A warning sign before a headache starts
What is Cushing disease?
Increased cortisol produces the signs and symptoms
-moon face
-Excessive hair growth for women
What are the symptoms of nephrotic syndrome?
edema
Pale
Focused around the eyes
Worse in the mornings
What are the symtpoms of myxedema?
Hypothyroidism
Dull, puffy face
Cannot pit the edema
Hair is dry, coarse, and thin
What are you inspecting for a head exam?
Normocephalic
Microcephalic
Macrocephalic
What are you inspecting for when palpating the TMJ?
Clicking
Cracking
ROM
Where do the two paired salivar glands lie near?
The mandible
*salivary is superficial
*submandibular is deep
Where does the superficial temporal artery pass in front of?
The ear
What makes up the anterior cervical triangle?
The mandible
The SCM
Midline of the neck
What makes up the posterior cervical triangle?
SCM
Trapezius
Clavicle
What artery and vein runs deep to the SCM?
The carotid artery
The internal jugular vein
What vein passes diagonally over the surface of the SCM?
The external jugular vein
Name the midline structures from proximal to distal
Hyoid bone
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Thyroid gland
What are the 10 lymph nodes that can be palpated
Preauricular
Postauricular
Occipital
Tonsillar
Submandibular
Submental
Superficial/Deep cervical
Posterior cervical
Posterior superficial
Supraclavicular
What are the characteristics of a lymph node?
Round oval
Smooth
Small
non tender
No pulse
What are the characteristics of a gland?
Larger
Irregular
What can lymph nodes detect?
Malignancy
Inflammation
Infection
What are the characteristics of an infected, inflamed lymph node/
Swollen
Red
Painful
Firm
Characteristics of malignant lymph node?
Fixed
Grow over time
Non-tender
What is lymphadenopathy?
Swollen lymph node
*DOES NOT MEAN TENDER
What is a thyroid goiter
An abnormal thyroid
*can be benign
*can function fine
What type of lighting do you use to inspect the neck?
Tangential lighting
What are snotty lymph nodes/
Small, mobile, discrete and non-tender
*Frequently found in healthy patients
What is bruits?
Sounds like swishing
*always indicative of Graves Disease
*Hyperthyroidism
What does BPPV stand for?
BenignParoxysmal Positional vertigo
What causes BPPV/
Induced by positional changes of the head
What maneuver do you do to test for BPPV?
Dix-Hallpike
*Look for nystagmus
What is the most common cause of BPPV/
Canalithiasis of the posterior semicircular canal
What maneuver do you do to allievate the symptoms of BPPV?
Epley Maneuver
In which canals can epley maneuver treat BPPV?
Posterior or anterior canals
What direction can you move a lymph node?
Up and down
Side to side
