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What makes up the anterior cervical triangle?

What makes up the posterior cervical triangle?

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Posterior:
SCM muscle
Trapezius
Clavicle

anterior:
Superior: mandible
Lateral: SCM
Medial: midline of neck

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red free filter/green beam

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optic disc pallor
minute vessel changes

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slit

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anterior eye
elevation of lesions

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panoptic ophthalmoscope

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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

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A persistent neck mass in an adult older than 40 years should raise a suspicion of ____?

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malignancy

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What do enlarged, tender lymph nodes accompany?

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Pharyngitis

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hypothyroidism vs hyperthyroidism signs

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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

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supraclavicular node enlargement, tender vs fixed nodes

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Supraclavicular node enlargement- thoracic or abdominal malignancy (virchow’s node)

Tender nodes- inflammation

Fixed node- malignancy

Enlarged tender lymph nodes: pharyngitis

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Thyroid: tender, soft, and hard

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Hard thyroid
- hashimoto thyroiditis
-cancer

Soft thyroid
- graves

Tender thyroid
- thyroiditis

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An enlarged skull may signify…

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Hydrocephalus or Paget disease

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Hirsutism (excessive facial hair) may appear in some women w/…

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PCOS

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What causes stridor?

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Epiglottitis
Foreign body
Goiter
Stenosis from placement of an artificial airway

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What is a goiter?

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An enlargement of the thyroid gland to twice its normal size

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A localized or systolic or continuous thyroid bruit may be heard in..

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Hyperthyroidism from Graves
or toxic multinodular goiter

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What testing is advised for a palpable solitary nodule on thyroid?

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US
Fine-needle aspiration

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What happens to the face in someone with Cushing syndrome?

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Round or “moon” face with red cheeks
Excessive hair growth

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What happens to the face in someone with Nephrotic syndrome?

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Face becomes edematous and pale
Swelling appears first around eyes and in the morning
Severe: eyes appear slit like

Nephrotic syndrome*

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What happens to the face in someone with Myxedema (severe hypothyroidism)?

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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

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What happens to the face in someone with Acromegaly?

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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

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What happens to the face in someone with Parkinson’s Disease?

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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

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eye anatomy

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22
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Distance visual acuity measurements should be performed in all children _______ or after age of ____.

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ASAP or after age of 3

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Minimal exam for eye

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-visual acuity
-pupillary reflex
- extraocular movement
- fundoscopic exam through UNdilated pupils

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When a person shifts gaze from a far object to a near object the pupils…
This is mediated by the…

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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

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what is lid lag?
Lid lag as the eyes move from up to down. - can see upper sclera above iris with downward gaze -HYPERTHYROIDISM sign
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Pupillary constriction vs dilation and raising of the upper eyelid is parasympathetic or sympathetic?
constriction: parasympathetic dilation and raising upper eyelid: sympathetic
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What extraocular muscles are responsible for eye movements?
Lateral and medial recti Superior and inferior recti Superior and inferior obliques LR6, SO4, CN III
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The superior rectus moves the eye...
Upward (elevation)
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Difficulty w/ close work suggests
Hyperopia (farisightedness) or presbyopia (aging vision
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oval blind spot + when would it be enlarged
lack of retinal receptors at the optic disc = blind spot in the normal field of each eye -15 degrees temporal to the line of gaze Enlarged blind spot- occurs in conditions affect optic nerve -> glaucoma, optic neuritis, papilledema
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accommodation vs convergence
convergence - bilateral medial rectus movement - test by bringing pencil into the nose accommodation: - increased convexity of the lenses caused by contraction of the ciliary muscles
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Diplopia-
CN 4 damage due to trauma congenital, or central lesion -> superior oblique muscle dysfunction
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Horizontal vs verticle diplopia which cranial nerve
Horizontal diplopia suggests palsy of... CN III or CN VI Vertical diplopia suggests palsy of... CN III or CN IV
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Diplopia in one eye, with the other closed....
Issue with: - ocular surface -cornea - lens - macula
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If sudden visual loss is painful consider...
Corneal ulcer Uveitis Traumatic hyphema Acute angle closure glaucoma optic neuritis from MS
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If unilateral vision loss is associate with headache, jaw pain or claudication, it may be associated with...
Giant-cell arteritis
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If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless consider...
Vitreous hemorrhage from DM or trauma Macular degeneration Retinal detachment Retinal vein occlusion Central retinal artery occlusion
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If vision loss is bilateral and painless consider...
Vascular etiologies Stroke Nonphysiologic causes
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If vision loss is bilateral and painful consider..
Chemical or radiation exposures
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Gradual vision loss usually arises from...
Cataracts* Glaucoma Macular degeneration
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Slow central vision loss occurs in...
Nuclear cataract Macular degeneration
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Peripheral vision loss is associated with...
Advanced open-angle glaucoma
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Moving specks or strands suggest...
Vitreous floaters
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Fixed defects or scotomas suggest...
Lesions in the retinal, visual pathway or brain
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Flashing lights with new vitreous floaters suggest...
Detachment of the vitreous body from the retina
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red eye: painless vs painful
Painless: - Subconjunctival hemorrhage - Episscleritis painful: - Corneal abrasions -Corneal ulcers -Hyphema -Acute angle closure glaucoma -Herpes keratitis -Foreign body -Fungal keratitis -Uveitis
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20/30 vision explain each number
first number: - indicates the distance of the patient from the chart Second number: - the distance at which a normal eye can read the line of letters
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Vision of 20/200
At 20 ft, the patient can read print that a person with normal vision could read at 200 ft considered legally blind
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Astigmatism
imperfection of the cornea or lens causing distortion while looking at near and far objects
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myopia vs hyperopia
Myopia- nearsightedness- near is clear - elongated globe Presbyopia- farsightedness- far is clear - dysfunctional lens with age hyperopia: Farsightedness - Foreshortened globe
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What does testing color vision help to rule out?
Damage to optic nerve
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Abnormalities in eye movements
esotropia (inward deviation) exotropia (outward deviation), hypertropia (upward deviation) hypotropia (downward deviation) of the eyes.
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Pupils size range
pupils are large (>5 mm) small (<3 mm) anisocoria? Difference in pupillary diameter ≥0.4m without a known pathologic cause?
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Contraindications for mydriatic drops
(1) head injury and coma (2) any suspicion of narrow-angle glaucoma
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Absence of a red reflex
opacity of the lens (cataract)* -artificial eye -detached retina -mass -Children: retinoblastoma
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Papilledema
Swelling of the optic disc and anterior bulging of the physiologic cup optic nerve head swelling associated with increased intracranial pressure
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Retina—Arteries vs Veins
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What is a cause of poor central vision in older adults?
Macular degeneration - dry atrophic, wet exudative and neovascular
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Swinging Flashlight Test
test for functional impairment of the optic nerves 1) dim light, note the size of the pupils 2) tell pt to gaze into the distance 3) swing the beam of a penlight for 1 to 2 seconds first into one pupil, then into the other. Normal: - each illuminated eye constricts promptly -opposite eye also constricts consensually
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left-sided optic nerve damage
When light beam shines into normal right eye, there is brisk constriction of both pupils When light swings over to abnormal left eye, partial DILATION of both pupils will occur (Marcus Gunn pupil)
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Hypertensive retinopathy
copper wiring, silver wiring, edema, AV nicking, flame shaped hemorrahges, cotton wool spots, yellow hard exudates

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