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Head/Eyes Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Atraumatic; Normocephalic

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ATNC; Normal external head inspection

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Battle’s Sign

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Bruising behind the ears, indicative of a basilar skull fracture

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Cephalgia

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Headache

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Encephalopathy

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Disease of the brain

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Facial angioedema

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Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction

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Fontanel

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Anatomical feature of an infant’s skull, the “soft spot”

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Frontal

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The forehead and the anterior top of the skull

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Meningitis

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Infection of the meninges, the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord

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Occipital/Occiput

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Thee most posterior part of the skull, the back of the head

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10
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Parietal

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Location across the posterior top of the skull

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Raccoon

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Bruising around the eyes, indicative of a basilar skull fracture

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Sinusitis

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Infection of the sinuses, usually causing sinus pressure

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Temporal

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The sides of the head, near the temples

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Aniscoria

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Unequal diameter of pupils

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Conjunctiva

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Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid

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Conjunctival Exudate

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Pus in the eyes

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Cornea

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Transparent frontal aspect of the eye, covering both the iris and pupil

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Diploplia

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Diagnosis of double vision

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EOMI

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Extra ocular muscles intact

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Flouresceine Uptake

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Orange/yellow eyedrops used to detect corneal lesions, abrasions, or foreign bodies

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Fundoscopic exam

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The use of an ophthalmoscope to look through the pupil and examine the interior surface of the posterior eye

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Fundus of the eye

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Interior surface of the eye

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Hyphema

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Blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, as seen during the funduscopic exam

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Lacrimal

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Referring to tears

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Nystagmus

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Involuntary “shaking” eye movements, rather than normal continuous smooth motion

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Ophthalmalgia

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Pain in the eye

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Pale conjunctiva

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Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia

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Papilledema

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Swelling of the optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure, seen fundoscopically

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Periorbital ecchymosis

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Bruising around the eyes, indicative of trauma

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Photophobia

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Light sensitivity

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Sclera

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Dense, fibrous opaque outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea

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Stye/Hordeolum

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Small infected bump on the eyelid, usually in between the eyelash hairs

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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

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Blood in the white part of the eye

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Sunken eyes

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Sign of dehydration

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