HEAD NECK Flashcards
Sudden head and neck pain seen with elevated temperature and neck stiffness may be a
sign of
meningeal inflammation.
Use ____ to further explore any
neck pain or headaches
COLDSPA
is manifested by sharp, shooting, piercing facial pains that last from seconds to minutes
Trigeminal neuralgia
Lumps and lesions that do not heal or
disappear may indicate
cancer.
this is an enlarged thyroid gland may appear as a large swelling at the base of the neck that the client may notice when
shaving or putting on cosmetics.
goiter
Sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arms, or legs especially on one side of the body may indicate
impending stroke
a patient uses too much tobacco, which risk might a patient acquire
head & neck cancer
a patient drinks too much alcohol, what risk might a patient acquire
head and neck cancers
assists the nurse
to detect enlarged or tender lymph nodes ; what assessment is needed
Both head and neck assessments
inspecting head size shape, temporal arteries, swelling, lumps position are all part of:
General routine screening
assessing headache, signs of thyroid dysfunction, bell palsy is under what?
Focused specialty assessment
abnormally small head
microcephaly
unusual or asymmetric orofacial movements may be from an
organic disease or neurologic problem
when palpating the temporal artery, they should be
elastic not tender
when palpating the trachea, it should be:
midline
when auscultating the neck what is assessed
No bruits heard
this is used to recognize signs of stroke
FAST (face, arms, speech, time)
when palpating lymph nodes what are to be noted
size shape
mobility
delimitation
consistency
tenderness & location
lymph nodes shape:
round and smaller than 1cm
When lymph node enlargement exceeds 1 cm, the client is said to have
lymphadenopathy
Typical lymph nodes are mobile both from:
side to side and up and down
an abnormal node is:
hard and firm
normal lymph nodes are ____ with regards to its tenderness and location
not sore/tender
characterized by enlargement of the facial features (nose, ears) and the hands and feet.
acromegaly
