Health assessment-test 2-nose, mouth and throat/breast

Question 1

three parallel bony projections on the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

Answer 1

superior, middle and inferior turbinate

Question 2

uvule

Answer 2

free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate

Question 3

tonsil

Answer 3

behind the anterior tonsillar pillar are masses of lymphoid tissue; same color as surrounding mucous membrane

Question 4

tonsil grades

Answer 4

1+ visible
2+ halfway between tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+ touching the uvula
4+ touching one another; kissing tonsils

Question 5

developmental changes

Answer 5

pregnancy: nasal congestion and epistaxis (nose bleeds) due to increased vascularity
older adults: loss of subcutaneous fat makes nose mored prominent, coarser hair, diminished sense of smell

Question 6

hard palate turns ___ with jaundice

Answer 6

yellow

Question 7

soft palate should rise ___ when saying “ahh”

Answer 7

symmetrically

Question 8

tonsils should be the same ___ as oral mucosa

Answer 8

pink

Question 9

What do you call the indentations of the tonsil?

Answer 9

crypts

Question 10

crypts may collect…

Answer 10

white cellular debris

Question 11

what is the fungus of the throat?

Answer 11

oral candidiasis; thrush

Question 12

what do you call the common oral problem with AIDS patients?

Answer 12

Oral Kaposi Sarcoma; bruiselike, dark red or violet, confluent macule, usually on the hard palate, may be on soft palate or gingival margin

Question 13

what are tonsilloliths?

Answer 13

tonsil stones; cause bad breath

Question 14

most sore throats are ___

Answer 14

viral

Question 15

Group A streptococcal symptoms:

Answer 15

fever over 100.4 degrees F
no cough
tonsillar exudate
cervical lymphadenopathy

Question 16

What happens if GAS is not treated?

Answer 16

can cause rheumatic fever and neuropsychiatric syndrome

Question 17

What do you call the bumps on the areola?

Answer 17

montgomery glands

Question 18

what is the tail of spence?

Answer 18

superior lateral corner of the breast tissue

Question 19

most common areas for breast cancer?

Answer 19

upper outer quadrant and axillary tail of spence

Question 20

Normal findings for breast exam:

Answer 20

cyclic pain
slight size asymmetry
bilateral blue network of veins
non-recent nipple inversion
firm transverse ridge of compressed tissue in the lower quadrants (inframmatory ridge)

Question 21

Majority of breast tumors found in the …

Answer 21

UOQ

Question 22

Perform breast self exam when?

Answer 22

after menstrual period

Question 23

postmenopausal women perform breast self exam on the

Answer 23

same day of every month

Question 24

warning signs for breast cancer?

Answer 24

dimpling, peau d’orange, fixation, deviation in nipple pointing