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HEENT/neuro110 Flashcards

1
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Presvycusis

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Gradual hearing loss w/age

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2
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Mouth lesions

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Systemic problem

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3
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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed that doesn’t stop

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4
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Tinnitus

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Ringing in ears

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5
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Earache assess

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Drainage
Color
Consistency
Odor

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6
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Shellen eye chart

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Distance

Close one eye

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7
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Jeger rosabalm

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Near vision

Or newspaper

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8
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Sclera

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White part of eye

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9
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Sclera in dark skinned individuals

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Can have yellowish or brown colored dots

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10
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External meatus

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Opening into the ear

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11
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Neck examination

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

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12
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Pruritus

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Itching

Allergies or systemic

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13
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Changes in skin

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Systemic problem

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14
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Neuromuscular

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Can’t move your tongue

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15
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Loss of consciousness

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Neuro

Hypotension

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16
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Mental status

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Able to reason
Orientation
Memory
Communication skills

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17
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Mental health

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Ability to cope with stress

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18
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Residual effects

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Deficits due to injury CNS

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19
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Suicidal

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People get very happy are more likely to succeed

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20
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Altered mental status

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Change in orientation
Attention span
Memory

21
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When to start screening for alcohol and drug abuse

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Vermillion border

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The distinct border between the lips and the facial skin

23
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Patch

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

24
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Vertigo

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

25
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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nasal mucosa

26
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Normocephalic

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

27
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Presyncope

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Feeling of faintness and impending loss of consciousness

Often a cardiovascular symptom

28
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Striae

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Stretch marks

29
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Vitiligo

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Loss of pigmentation in the skin

30
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Xerosis

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Excessively dry skin

31
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Serum albumin

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Measures circulating protein

32
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Avascular

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No direct blood supply

33
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Disequilibrium

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Feeling of falling

34
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Freckle

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

35
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Prealbumin

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

36
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Expressive aphasia

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They cannot communicate ideas into speech or writing

They can understand

37
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Cerebrovascular accident

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CVA

STroke

38
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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

39
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Receptive aphasia

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Inability to comprehend

They can speak but don’t understand what they are saying

40
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Bradykinesia

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Slow muscle movement

41
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Nystagmus

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

42
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Dizziness

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Sensation of light-headedness with an inability to maintain balance

43
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Orientation

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Person
Time
Place
Situation

44
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Aphasia

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Defective or Absent language function

45
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Hypoesthesia

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Decreased sensation

46
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Ataxia

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Inability to coordinate movements

47
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Dysphasia

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Impairment of speech

Not as severe as aphasia

48
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Cataracts

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Chronic illness

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