Head, Ears, Nose, and Throat Flashcards

1
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what is the purpose of the Weber test?

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to assess unilateral hearing loss.

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what are the two questions you ask the patient during the Weber test?

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  1. do you hear the sound?

2. do you hear the sound equally in both ears?

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3
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which ear is the bad ear? Weber lateralizes to the R ear, loss is conductive

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R ear

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which ear is the bad ear? Weber lateralizes to the R ear, loss is sensorineural?

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L ear

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5
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what is an audiogram

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recording of pt’s sound, to determine type and degree of hearing loss.

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sensorineural loss

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missing or damaged sensory hair cells in cochlea due to disease/damage to cranial nerve VIII

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7
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what is the name of cranial never VIII

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vestibulocochlear

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what are some possible causes for sensorineural loss

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loud sounds, certain drugs or dieases

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conductive hearing loss

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result of sound not being able to pass to inner ear. either abnormality of external auditory canal OR middle ear.

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10
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what are some possible causes for conductive hearing loss?

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blockage, wax, foreign body, otitis externa/media, fluid accumulation, perforated/damaged TM

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what would be apparent when inspecting the nose of a patient with rhinitis?

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bilateral mucoid or purulent discharge.

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12
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what type of hearing loss would be caused by otosclerosis?

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conductive

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13
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otosclerosis

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bone deposition that causes immobilization of the stapes

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14
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what distinguishes a tongue with glossitis?

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red, smooth, slick appearance

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15
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what might glossitis indicate?

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Vit b12 deficiency

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16
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name the layers of the poster eye from out to in

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sclera, choroid, retina

17
Q

palpebra

18
Q

name the structures of the eye from front to back

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cornea, anterior chamber, pupil, lens, vitreous humor, retina, choroid, sclera

19
Q

what is the ciliary body?

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holds lens in place

20
Q

folds within the nasal cavity

A

turbinates

21
Q

is the cone of light anterior or posterior when viewing the ear with an otoscope?

22
Q

how do you open the ear for otoscopy in peds?

A

down and out

23
Q

how do you open the ear for otoscopy in adults?

A

out and back

24
Q

what are you testing with the Rinne test?

A

assessment of patient hearing by bone or air conduction

25
name the 8 lymph node locations to palpate during the HEENT exam.
1. occipital 2. post-auricular 3. pre-auricular 4. tonsillar 5. submandibular 6. submental 7. supra clavicular 8. posterior cervial
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frontal bossing
protruding, enlarged forehead, may be seen in patients w/ acromegaly
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hairy tongue
yellow, brown to black, elongated papillae, sometimes seen after antibiotic Tx
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torus palatinus
bony protuberance of the hard palate, expected variant
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cauliflower ear
blunt trauma and necrosis of the underlying cartilage
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nasal polyps
soft, typically painless, benign growths, may indicate long term rhinitis/allergy, large polyps may occlude the nasal cavity causing congestion, anosmia, HA
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otorrhea
ear discharge, most commonly benign, can result from infection/pathology or middle ear infection/pathology, can also occur following head trauma (medical emergency)
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retraction/bulging of the TM
often caused by middle ear effusion and middle ear inflammation (AKA acute otitis media)
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rhinitis/rhinorhhea
inflammation of the notes, bilateral mucoid stuff
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toticollis
dystonia resulting from the spasmodic contraction of neck muscles, flexed or tilted neck position
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goiter
thyromegaly, typically due to lack of iodine
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strawberry tongue
glossitis w/ hyperplastic fungiform papillae, can be associated with b12 deficiency, Kawasaki, toxic shock, scarlet fever, etc.
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atrophic tonque
non-specific finding, iron or other deficiencies
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presbycusis
old age hearing, typically bilateral, sensorineural.
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when would you auscultate the thyroid? what are you listening for?
when you palpate an abnormality, listening for bruits