Head, Face, Neck chapter 13 Flashcards
enlargement fo the lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm
Lymphadenopathy
Difference between macrocephalic and microcephalic
macro- abnormally large head
micro- abnormally small head
head tilt in kids due to shortening of spasms of one sternomastoid muscle
Torticollis
illusory sensation of either the room or one’s own body spinning; not the same as dizziness
vertigo
Bells Palsy is characterized by
unilateral paralysis of the face
a throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomitting, and photobia is characteristic of:
migraine headache
you suspect an infants head is of abnormal size and can use which procedure to verify these findings?
measuring tape
infants fontanels should feel like
firm, slightly concave, and well defined
lymphatic system protects the body against
invasion of microorganisms
removes damaged cells from circulation
barrier to maturation of malignant cells
Lymph nodes in head (6)
preauricular posterior auricular occipital submental submandibular jugulodigastric
Lymph nodes in neck (4)
superficial cervical
deep cervical
posterior cervical
supraclavicular
If nodes are tender:
if nodes have less defined borders:
- recent infection
* chronic infection
most common symptoms of meningitis
headache with stiff neck
Caput Succedaneum
** caused by ^ pressure during birthing process**
edema and ecchymosis on presenting part of head
- most common type of birth trauma
- crosses suture line
- resolves during 1st few days of life
Cephalhematoma
- subperiosteal bleeding
- birth trauma
- well defined over one cranial bone
- doesn’t cross suture line
- resolves by 3 months **
Skull sutures ossify by ____ yrs old
6 yrs
posterior fontanel closes by ___ - ___ months
1-2 months
anterior fontanel closes by ___-____ months
9-24 months
The immune system develops at ___ weeks gestation
20 weeks
an infant less than ___ weeks old has an immature response to infection
6 weeks old
Grave’s disease is a complication of ____ disease
Hyperthyroidism
Symptoms of Grave’s disease
nervousness weight loss heat intolerance to warm temp Exopthalmus goiders
bulging or protruding eyes
Exopthalamus
Myxedema is a complication of ___ disease
Hypothyroidism
not enough thyroid hormone: swollen face, puffy, dry skin
Piaget’s disease
- affects bones ( protruding forehead)
- bones become soft and thicker, deformed
- most commonly seen in skull but can happen in other areas *
Acromegaly
- excessive secretion of growth hormone
- elongated face, nose more prominent, jaw is lower
Caused by MUMPS or tumor, blockage within duct
Parotid gland enlargement
An autoimmune disorder that creates an absence of facial expression with chronic/hardening skin
Scleroderma
Bells Palsy paralyses cranial nerve # ____
CN #7
Facial nerve
usually occurs in stroke patients that occurs from a rupture or lesion affecting area of face
Cerebral Vascular Accident
When an obstruction of flow in the cerebral spinal fluid doesn’t drain out of head and builds up
Hydrocephalus
classified by “moon pie face” with cheeks redder than usual
Cushing’s Syndrome
Have a decrease in thyroid hormone related to neurological disorder
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Test done to test cerebral spinal fluid for infection
Lumbar puncture
