HEENT/neuro110

Question 1

Presvycusis

Answer 1

Gradual hearing loss w/age

Question 2

Mouth lesions

Answer 2

Systemic problem

Question 3

Epistaxis

Answer 3

Nose bleed that doesn’t stop

Question 4

Tinnitus

Answer 4

Ringing in ears

Question 5

Earache assess

Answer 5

Drainage
Color
Consistency
Odor

Question 6

Shellen eye chart

Answer 6

Distance

Close one eye

Question 7

Jeger rosabalm

Answer 7

Near vision

Or newspaper

Question 8

Sclera

Answer 8

White part of eye

Question 9

Sclera in dark skinned individuals

Answer 9

Can have yellowish or brown colored dots

Question 10

External meatus

Answer 10

Opening into the ear

Question 11

Neck examination

Answer 11

Very important to assess trachea midline
The trachea takes our air to the lungs
We need this to survive

Question 12

Pruritus

Answer 12

Itching

Allergies or systemic

Question 13

Changes in skin

Answer 13

Systemic problem

Question 14

Neuromuscular

Answer 14

Can’t move your tongue

Question 15

Loss of consciousness

Answer 15

Neuro

Hypotension

Question 16

Mental status

Answer 16

Able to reason
Orientation
Memory
Communication skills

Question 17

Mental health

Answer 17

Ability to cope with stress

Question 18

Residual effects

Answer 18

Deficits due to injury CNS

Question 19

Suicidal

Answer 19

People get very happy are more likely to succeed

Question 20

Altered mental status

Answer 20

Change in orientation
Attention span
Memory

Question 21

When to start screening for alcohol and drug abuse

Answer 21

Age 10-11

Question 22

Vermillion border

Answer 22

The distinct border between the lips and the facial skin

Question 23

Patch

Answer 23

Small, flat, hyperpigmented macules that may appear anywhere on the body, particularly on sun-exposed areas of the skin

Question 24

Vertigo

Answer 24

Sensation of moment, usually rotational motion such as whirling or spinning

Question 25

Rhinitis

Answer 25

Inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Question 26

Normocephalic

Answer 26

Skull is symmetric and appropriately proportioned for the size of the body

Question 27

Presyncope

Answer 27

Feeling of faintness and impending loss of consciousness | Often a cardiovascular symptom

Question 28

Striae

Answer 28

Stretch marks

Question 29

Vitiligo

Answer 29

Loss of pigmentation in the skin

Question 30

Xerosis

Answer 30

Excessively dry skin

Question 31

Serum albumin

Answer 31

Measures circulating protein

Question 32

Avascular

Answer 32

No direct blood supply

Question 33

Disequilibrium

Answer 33

Feeling of falling

Question 34

Freckle

Answer 34

An area of darker skin pigmentation that is usually brown or tan and typically is present at birth( birthday)

Question 35

Prealbumin

Answer 35

Reflection of protein and calorie intake over the previous 2-3 days

Question 36

Expressive aphasia

Answer 36

They cannot communicate ideas into speech or writing | They can understand

Question 37

Cerebrovascular accident

Answer 37

CVA | STroke

Question 38

Dysphagia

Answer 38

Difficulty swallowing

Question 39

Receptive aphasia

Answer 39

Inability to comprehend | They can speak but don't understand what they are saying

Question 40

Bradykinesia

Answer 40

Slow muscle movement

Question 41

Nystagmus

Answer 41

Jerky eye movements when pt tries to focus and follow a moving object

Question 42

Dizziness

Answer 42

Sensation of light-headedness with an inability to maintain balance

Question 43

Orientation

Answer 43

Person Time Place Situation

Question 44

Aphasia

Answer 44

Defective or Absent language function

Question 45

Hypoesthesia

Answer 45

Decreased sensation

Question 46

Ataxia

Answer 46

Inability to coordinate movements

Question 47

Dysphasia

Answer 47

Impairment of speech | Not as severe as aphasia

Question 48

Cataracts

Answer 48

Chronic illness