Head, neck, eyes Flashcards
What makes up the anterior cervical triangle?
What makes up the posterior cervical triangle?
Posterior:
SCM muscle
Trapezius
Clavicle
anterior:
Superior: mandible
Lateral: SCM
Medial: midline of neck
red free filter/green beam
optic disc pallor
minute vessel changes
slit
anterior eye
elevation of lesions
panoptic ophthalmoscope
focus scope about 10-15 ft away
put aperature on home position/green line
start 6inches away at 15 degree angle
visualize the fundus and move in until the cup is compressed against pt face
A persistent neck mass in an adult older than 40 years should raise a suspicion of ____?
malignancy
What do enlarged, tender lymph nodes accompany?
Pharyngitis
hypothyroidism vs hyperthyroidism signs
hypothyroidism:
Intolerance to cold
weight gain
dry skin
slowed heart rate
coarse hair
hyperthyroidism:
intolerance to heat,
weight loss
moist velvety skin, palpitations
fine hair
supraclavicular node enlargement, tender vs fixed nodes
Supraclavicular node enlargement- thoracic or abdominal malignancy (virchow’s node)
Tender nodes- inflammation
Fixed node- malignancy
Enlarged tender lymph nodes: pharyngitis
Thyroid: tender, soft, and hard
Hard thyroid
- hashimoto thyroiditis
-cancer
Soft thyroid
- graves
Tender thyroid
- thyroiditis
An enlarged skull may signify…
Hydrocephalus or Paget disease
Hirsutism (excessive facial hair) may appear in some women w/…
PCOS
What causes stridor?
Epiglottitis
Foreign body
Goiter
Stenosis from placement of an artificial airway
What is a goiter?
An enlargement of the thyroid gland to twice its normal size
A localized or systolic or continuous thyroid bruit may be heard in..
Hyperthyroidism from Graves
or toxic multinodular goiter
What testing is advised for a palpable solitary nodule on thyroid?
US
Fine-needle aspiration
What happens to the face in someone with Cushing syndrome?
Round or “moon” face with red cheeks
Excessive hair growth
What happens to the face in someone with Nephrotic syndrome?
Face becomes edematous and pale
Swelling appears first around eyes and in the morning
Severe: eyes appear slit like
Nephrotic syndrome*
What happens to the face in someone with Myxedema (severe hypothyroidism)?
Dull, puffy facies
Edema pronounced around eyes, does not put with pressure
Hair and eyebrows are dry, coarse, and thinned
Loss of lateral third of the eyebrows
Skin is dry
What happens to the face in someone with Acromegaly?
Head is elongated, with bony prominence of the forehead, nose and lower jaw
Soft tissues of the nose, lips and ears also enlarge
Facial features appear generally coarsened
What happens to the face in someone with Parkinson’s Disease?
Decreased facial mobility and masklike facies
Decreased blinking and a characteristic stare
Neck and upper trunk tend to flex forward causing the patient to peer upwards toward the observer
Facial skin becomes oily and drooling may occur
eye anatomy
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Distance visual acuity measurements should be performed in all children _______ or after age of ____.
ASAP or after age of 3
Minimal exam for eye
-visual acuity
-pupillary reflex
- extraocular movement
- fundoscopic exam through UNdilated pupils
When a person shifts gaze from a far object to a near object the pupils…
This is mediated by the…
Constrict
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
this is NEAR REACTION
- If the reaction to light is impaired or questionable, test the near reaction in both dim and normal light