HEENT Flashcards
What drugs cause BL swelling on the the glands?
Sulfonamide Lead Mercury Iodine PTU
Unilateral swelling
Ductal calculus-infection
Painless swelling- tumor
Lacrimal apparatus
Gives constant irrigation to keep conjunctiva and cornea moist
Secretes tears
Where do tears drain
Puncta at inner canthus to nasolacrimal sac to nose
Extraocular muscles
6 muscles : 4 straight movement, 2 oblique movement
CN 3,4,6
Which CN are responsible for corneal reflex
CN 5 & 7
Macula
Point of vision
Glaucoma screening
AA 20-39 q3-5
40-64 q2-4
65> q1-2
Snellen chart
Acuity at distance
Smallest line that can see more than 1/2 letters
Refer if difference is more than 2 lines between eyes
Baby sight at 1 mo
Fixes objects
Baby sight at 1 1/2mo
Coordinated eye movements
Baby sight at 3 mo
Convergence, reach/touch
Baby sight at 12 mo
Acuity 50/50
Sight at less than 4yrs
20/40
Sight at greater than 4yrs
20/30
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Astigmatism
Irregular curvature of eyes surface
Presbyopia
Farsightedness with age
Ocular manifestation of systemic disease
HTN DM
Uveitis
Inflammation of uveal tract including iris, ciliary body, choroid
Fluid collection at bottom of eye
3rd cause of blindness
Visual fields/ confrontation
Peripheral vision
Corneal light reflex
Parallel alignment of eye axis
12in away shine light into eye
Reflection on corneas should be symmetric in center
Abn: muscle weakness, paralysis
Cover uncover
Alignment deviation aka lazy eye
Cardinal fields of gaze
Test muscle weakness
What does blue sclera indicate
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Stellwags sign
Infrequent/incomplete blinking
Mobius sign
Impairment of ocular convergence
Joffroys sign
Immobility of facial muscles when eyeballs are rolled upward
Graefes sign
Lag of upper lid as it follows rotation of eyeball downward
Rosenbachs sign
Fine tremor of upperlids when eyes are gently closed
What does bilirubin have to be to produce an icteric sclera in bright daylight
1.5-1.7
What does the bilirubin have to be to produce an icteric sclera in artificial daylight?
> 4.0
Normal bilirubin
0.3-1.2
Pinguecula
Small rounded yellowish collection on conjunctiva due to actinic exposure
Pterygium
Small rounded yellowish collection on conjunctiva to cornea
Compromises vision
Surfers eye
Hordeolum
Sty
Staph infection of hair follicle at lid margin