MOUTH and PHARYNX Flashcards
1
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What tools will you NOT FORGET to use during the MOUTH and PHARYNX exam?
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Light, Gloves, and a Tongue Blade!
2
Q
- INSPECT: (1st one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: lips for color and lesions.
3
Q
1._____: lips for color and lesions.
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INSPECT
4
Q
- INSPECT: (2nd one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: buccal mucosa and parotid ducts (Stensen’s ducts).
5
Q
- _____: buccal mucosa and parotid ducts (Stensen’s ducts).
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INSPECT
6
Q
- INSPECT: (3rd one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: gingivae for hyperplasia or lesions.
7
Q
- _____: gingivae for hyperplasia or lesions.
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INSPECT
8
Q
- INSPECT: (4th one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: teeth for occlusion, caries, loose or missing teeth and appliances.
9
Q
4._____: teeth for occlusion, caries, loose or missing teeth and appliances.
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INSPECT
10
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- INSPECT: (5th one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: tongue at rest, protruded, and raised behind upper teeth noting color, lesions, fasiculations, deviation (CN XII) and submandibular ducts (Wharton’s ducts).
11
Q
5.____: tongue at rest, protruded, and raised behind upper teeth noting color, lesions, fasiculations, deviation (CN XII) and submandibular ducts (Wharton’s ducts).
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INSPECT
12
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- INSPECT: (6th one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: palate and uvula. Ask patient to say “ah” and observe for symmetrical elevation of soft palate and uvula (CN IX and X).
13
Q
- _____: palate and uvula. Ask patient to say “ah” and observe for symmetrical elevation of soft palate and uvula (CN IX and X).
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INSPECT
14
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- INSPECT: (7th one for MOUTH and PHARYNX)
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- INSPECT: tonsillar area and oropharynx for erythema, tonsillar enlargement and exudates.
15
Q
- _____: tonsillar area and oropharynx for erythema, tonsillar enlargement and exudates.
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INSPECT
