HEENT Flashcards
Cranial nerve 7
Facial expressions
CN 3, 4, 6
extra-ocular movements (lateral rectus 6, superior oblique 4, others 3)
CN 5
mastication/clench, facial sensory
CN 9, 10
Swallow, gag reflex, “ahh”
CN 12
tongue movement
CN 11
head/shoulder movement
CN 2
Visual acuity
CN 8
Hearing
Acromegaly
excessive growth hormone
brow and lower jaw protrusion
Cushing’s Syndrome
Red cheeks, mustache, facial swelling
caused by excessive steroid use
Myxedema
Severe hypothyroidism, dry/sparse hair, thin eyebrows, puffy face/eyes
Parkinson’s
“mask face”, blank stare, decreased facial mobility
Bell’s Palsy
facial nerve 7 inhibited
different from a stroke bc forehead doesn’t wrinkle, which it would with stroke
Androgenic alopecia
pattern baldness (female-thinning, male-receding)
Alopecia areata
round patch of baldness, caused by stress
Hirsutism
male pattern facial hair in females
Paronychia
inflammation of nail folds, caused by trauma
Leukonychia
non-uniform white spots, from trauma
Koilonychia
spoon nails, abnormally thin
caused by iron deficiency anemia
Onycholysis
painless separation of nail plate from nail bed
trauma/systemic disease (diabetes, anemia)
Onychocryptosis
ingrown toenail
Onychomycosis
fungal infection of nail bed, plate or matrix
Terry’s nails
nail plate turns white w/ distal brown band
caused by age and chronic disease (liver, diabetes)