Lab Refresher: Upper Respiratory Exam Flashcards
Which portion of the external ear is hairy and contains glands to produce cerumen?
Outer portion
Identify A and B
A = Triangular Fossa
B = Concha
What is the Umbo?
Where eardrum meets tip of malleus; from here cone of ligh fans downward and anteriorly
Chorda tympani nerve runs where in the internal ear?
Superior part near pars flaccida
To examine the ear which direction do you pull to straighten out the canal in adults vs. kids?
- Adults = pull up, out and posterior
- Kids = pull down, out and posterior
Conductive hearling loss is due to a problem where in ear?
External or middle ear problem
After doing the Weber test if sound lateralizes to one ear, what are the options for type of hearing loss?
- Either conduction loss in ear sound lateralized to
or
- Sensorineural loss in the opposite ear
If Weber was abnormal and Rinne was normal (AC>BC), suspect what?
Sensorineural hearing loss in opposite ear
Gentle pressure on tip of nose producing tenderness may indicate what?
Local infection; furuncle
What is rhinophyma of the nose?
Acne rosacea
Red and edematous vs. pale, bluish or red nasal mucosa is indicative of what?
- Red and edematous = viral rhinitis
- Pale, bluish or red = allergic
What is the most anterior part of the nasal cavity called?
Vestibule
Which sinus does not open until after 7 years old?
Frontal
What’s the sublingual caruncle?
Opening to the sublingual ducts (on either side of lingual frenulum)
Cheilitis (red cracks at corners of mouth) indicates what?
B12 or iron deficiency
