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Head/Neck Flashcards

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Cranial Nerve 1

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Olfactory; Smell

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Cranial Nerve 2

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Optic; Vision: Snellen Chart and Visual Field test (peripheral vision)

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Cranial Nerve 3, 4, 6

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Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens ( have pt. follow finger through 6 fields of gaze, measure pupil size and reaction to light, follow finger to nose)

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Cranial Nerve 5

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Trigeminal: Motor function, have pt. move jaw side to side, clench and bite down. Additionally, has pt close eyes and tell me where my fingers are I touch her face with both soft and sharp )

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Cranial Nerve 7

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Facial Nerve- smile, frown, blowfish, whistle.

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Cranial Nerve 8

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Acoustic- hearing- simply verbalize the whisper test

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Cranial Nerve 9 & 10

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VAGUS- describe how you got to clinic, swallow, cough, tongue depressor.

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Cranial Nerve 11

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Spinal Accessory- Shoulder Shrug

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Cranial Nerve 12

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Hypoglossal- Say “D,L,N,T” - protrude tongue move from side to side.

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Head and Face exam

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1.Patient Sitting.
Focused history: headaches, head injury, loss of consciousness, seizures, facial pain.? Difficulty swallowing, neck pain/stiffness, masses/lumps, hx of thyroid disease?

OLDCART FINDINGS

  1. Inspect: face for size, shape symmetry, position
  2. palpate for masses
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Macrocephalic

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TOO BIG-Two standard deviations above normal

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Microcephalic

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TOO LITTLE- two standard deviations below normal

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Lymph Nodes (10)

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  1. Pre-auricular
  2. Posterior Auricular
  3. Occipital
  4. Tonsillar
  5. Submandibular
  6. Submental
  7. Superficial Cervical
  8. Posterior Cervical
  9. Deep Cervical Chain
  10. Supraclavicular
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How should lymph nodes feel

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soft, non-tender, discrete, moveable

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Trachea

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Should be midline, USUALLY NOT PALPABLE

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Eye Exam Focused Hx Q

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Any changes in vision, do you wear glasses/contacts, any injuries or infection, dry eyes or excessive tearing, surgeries, blurred vision, halos, spots, difficulty w/ night vision, hx of glaucoma? When was your last eye exam, any medications?

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Snellen Eye Chart

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Person stands 20ft behind chart, covers one eye. Reads lowest line, 20 is always first number

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Eye Exam

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inspect external structures, eyes, conjunctiva, sclera, eye lashes, Iris, pupils, pupillary light reflex

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Pupillary Light Reflex

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PERRLA

Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light & Accommodation

20
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Consensual Reflex

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Eyes respond equally on both sides

21
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Redlight Reflex

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Using Opthalmoscope in dark room- should have positive red light reflex

22
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Focused Hx Questions for Ear Exam

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Any trouble hearing, any ringing/buzzing, changes in your hearing, ear drainage, pain, balance problems or head trauma, Noise pollution at work/home.

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Ear Exam (5)

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Inspect:

  1. ear placement/attachment /alignment from corner of eye.
  2. size and shape equal bilaterally
  3. skin, intact, no lumps bumps
  4. color appropriate for ethnicity
  5. ear wax color/consistency/amount
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Gross Hearing Test ( whisper test)

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stand 1-2 fee behind pt. have them occlude one ear , repeat words you whisper from behind them

25
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Ear Focused Hx Questions

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nasal congestion, hx of sinus problems, seasonal or environmental allergies, hx of sinus headaches, nose bleeds, hx broken nose, any changes in smell, do you use any medications.

OLDCART FINDINGS

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Ear Exam (6)

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  1. Inspect nose for shape size and symmetry
  2. discharge?
  3. nasal flaring or narrowing?
  4. Palpate ridge and soft tissues
  5. evaluate patency of nares
  6. palpate sinuses
27
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Mouth and throat Focused Hx Questions

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any sores or lesions? sore throat, yeast infections, bleeding gums, tooth aches, hoarsness, dysphagia ( difficulty swallowing)
altered taste, Smoking,

28
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Mouth/Throat Exam ( 8 Items)

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Inspect:
Lips, oral mucosa, gums, teeth, roof of mouth, tongue, tonsils, uvula and floor of mouth for:

Color, moisture, lumps, ulcers, cracking, nodules, swelling, loose teeth, symmetry

Elicit gag reflex
Notice any breath odor

29
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Typamnic membrane

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Should be pearly gray

coned shaped light reflex prominence 5:00 in R ear, 7:00 in L

30
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Tonsil Grading

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+1 visible
+2 between tonsillar pillars and uvula
+3 Touching Uvula
+4 touching each other

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