mouth and throat

Question 1

1 inspect outer mouth

Answer 1

1) lips = no swelling, pink, no lesions

Question 2

2 INSPECT INSIDE

Answer 2

2) no caries, missing teeth, appliances
3) gums pink, no swelling
4) mucous membranes moist
5) no lesions, asymmetry,
MOVE TONGUE SIDE
6) palate and uvula rise appropriate with “ahhh”
7) tonsils 1+ no exudates
8) pharynx no exudates

Question 3

3 palpate mouth

Answer 3

1) teeth and gum for tender

2) buccal mucosa for mass

Question 4

4 lymph node

Answer 4

shoddy lymph node
occipital
preauricular
postauricular
post cervical
ant cervical
submandibular
infraclavicular
supraclavicular