Head Neck Eyes Ears Throat

Question 1

HEENT

Answer 1

Head Ears Eyes Neck Throat

Question 2

The main parts of the head

Answer 2

Cranial bones
sctures
facial bones
Facial muscles
Salivary glands

Question 3

The purpose of the pupil assessment is for

Answer 3

NS (Part of head to toe assess)

Question 4

What is assessed in a Neck assessment

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Neck muscles
Anterior and posterior triangles
Thyroid gland
Lymph nodes

Question 5

Important for head to toe assessmentq

Answer 5

Focus is on injured part NOT jsut on everything

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Purpose of lymph nodes

Answer 6

Filter blood removing microorganisms and toxins and return into circulation

Question 7

When can u palpate lymph nodes

Answer 7

Will only be able to feel when infected and insolin

Question 8

What are tonsils

Answer 8

Lymph nodes at back of mouth and throat

Question 9

Development consideration in older adults

Answer 9

Sagging facial skin (lack of collagen in skin
Senile tremors
Dizziness during ROM (Caused by cervical spondylosis -poor diffusion to the brain)

Question 10

Postural hypotension

Answer 10

Same as orthostatic

Question 11

Concave cervical curebve

Answer 11

Reason for adults “shrinking” height

Question 12

Questions upon head injury admission

Answer 12

Subjective data

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Objective data for head injury

Answer 13

Inspect + palpate skull
Size and shape (normocephalic)
Temporal area
- artery joint
Inspect facial structure

symmetry
ROM
Lymph nodes (location, size, boundaries, mobility, consistency, tenderness)

Question 14

When assessing trachea and thyroid gland

Answer 14

Posterior approach
Anterior approach
Ausculate for presence of bruit (Whooshing)

Question 15

Pagets disease of bone

Answer 15

Frontal lobe structure protudes more than back

Question 16

Acromegaly

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Patients jaw bone is abnormally long

Question 17

Swelling of head and neck

Answer 17

Torticollis (wryneck)

Question 18

Abnormal facial appearances with chronic illness

Answer 18

Parkinson’s syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome
Hyperthyroidism
Myxedema (Hypothyroidism)
Bells palsy (temporary)
Stoke or CVA

Question 19

Thyroxin

Answer 19

Metabolic hormone causing hyperactive thyroidism

Question 20

Unless patient complains abt head or neck problems

Answer 20

Dont palpate the area

Question 21

External anatonomy of eye

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Eyelids
plapebral fissure (upper part of eyelid)
Limbus
Canthuylus
Caruncle

Question 22

Tarsal paltes

Answer 22

M

Question 23

Meibomian

Answer 23

Provoid noisture

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Conjunctiva

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Protects the eye, white part in eye

Question 25

Lacrimal apparatus

Answer 25

Tear ducts

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How to che ck extraocular mucle coordination

Answer 26

Finger fllwoing test

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Internal Anatomy of eye

Answer 27

On Slide diagram

Question 28

Macula

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Dark yellowish ispot at back of eye (patient looks directly into scope)

Question 29

Presbyopia

Answer 29

Unable to focus on near by objects

Question 30

Mac degen

Answer 30

Affects retina and center vision

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Glaucoma

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Damage to eyes drainnage cannales causing high pressure

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Diabetec retinopathy

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Affect blood vessels in retina causing vision loss

Question 33

Cataract

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Centra lgray capacity or star shape capacity

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Subjective data for vision

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Difficulty seeing or pain (burning sesation)

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Strabismus

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Crossed eyes

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Diplopia

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Double vision

Question 37

Equipment for eye check

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Snellen eye chart Handheld cisual screener Opaque card or occluder Penlight Applicator stick Opthalmoscope Get more specific

Question 38

Ocular function inspection

Answer 38

Retina margins etc.

Question 39

Ptosis

Answer 39

Dropping of (upper or lower?) Eyelid

Question 40

Eustachian tube

Answer 40

Maintains balance in middle ear

Question 41

Know external ear

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External auditory canal Tympanic membrane

Question 42

Pathways of hearing

Answer 42

Air conduction or bone coonduction

Question 43

Subejctive data from patient abt ears

Answer 43

Earaches, infections discharge Environmental noise Tinnitus (to do with brain) Vertigo (room spining or they are spinning) Sef care behaviours

Question 44

Ceremun

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Genetically deterimend; dry and wet Third most common condition in older adults (hearing loss)

Question 45

Cultural and social considerations for hearing

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Increased incidince of otitis in CHildren Aboriginal Premature infants Infants with down syndrom Infants bottle fed in supine position

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Audism

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: discrimination baded on hearing ability

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Promoting health

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60 60 rule for headphones

Question 48

Otoscope

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tool for looking into ear canal

Question 49

Tympanic membrane characteristics

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Colour, position, integrity of membrane

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Romberg test

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How much a patient can stand still with eyes closed (positive if patient loses balance)

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Older adults devlopment considerations

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Loss of elasticity of pinna Eardrum whiter, mor epoque, duller Loss of hearing of high tone frequenies and consants

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Inside nose

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Nasal septum Turbinate

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cranial Sinuses

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Frontal Maxillalry Ethmoid Sphenoid

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Parts of mouth

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Oral cavity Hard and soft palates uveula Lips more

Question 56

Parts of throat

Answer 56

Oropharynx Tonsils Nasopharynx

Question 57

Focus on HEENT assessment