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Mouth & Throat Flashcards

1
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Odynophagia

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Pain with swallowing

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2
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Globus hystericus

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A constant “lump in the throat” (no anatomical cause)

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3
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Trismus

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Lock jaw (seen in tetanus)

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4
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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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5
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Ageusia

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Loss of taste

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6
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If ageusia (loss of taste) occurs unilaterally, what CN would be suspected?

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CN VII - Facial

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7
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Hypogeusia

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Diminished taste

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8
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Dysgeusia

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Unpleasant or obnoxious taste

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9
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Xerostomia

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Loss of salivation (ex: rheumatoid arthritis)

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10
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If hoarseness accompanies throat pain, what is suspected?

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Laryngeal disease

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11
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“Crowing sound” on inspiration and expiration

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Stridor

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12
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What CN is involved in the patient sticking out their tongue?

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CN XII (Facial)

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13
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The “connection” piece in the middle below the tongue is called?

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Frenulum

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14
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Where is the parotid duct opening?

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In cheek back by upper molars

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15
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The parotid duct opening may also be called?

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Stensons

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16
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Tonsils enlarge naturally until age __

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7

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17
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When checking the gag reflex, you are doing a motor test of CN __ and __

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IX, X

18
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“Fever Blister” on the lip. Marked most commonly by the eruption of one or more groups of vesicles on the vermilion border of the lips or at the external nares.

A

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1)

19
Q

Aphthous ulcer

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Canker sore

20
Q

This lesion is a red ulcer with a red rim. It is very painful and usually inside the mouth.

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Canker sore (aphthous ulcer)

21
Q

Commonly used amino acid for canker sores?

A

L-lysine (or B12)

22
Q

Blotchy hyperpigmentation of the lips and oral mucosa would suggest?

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Addison’s disease (adrenocortical insufficiency)

23
Q

Most common oral neoplasm?

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Oral cancer

24
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Heaped up hard margins w/central ulceration. A chronic sore that doesn’t heal. Bleeds easily. Can be inside or outside mouth.

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Oral cancer

25
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Appears 10-30 days after exposure to someone with this disease. Raised, hard borders with central ulcer. Usually painless, commonly on upper lip. Sexually transmissible.

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Primary chancres of syphilis

26
Q

Scurvy is related to vitamin __ deficiency

A

C

27
Q

Teeth do not meet correctly

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Malocclusion

28
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A patchy white lesion found on the mucous membrane of the mouth. Usually in response to chronic irritation (chewing snuff). Considered premalignant

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Leukoplakia

29
Q

If a patient has the sudden inability to protrude tongue, what are you thinking?

A

Malignancy

30
Q

Deviation (and possibly atrophy) of the tongue on one side is related to damage of CN __

A

XII

31
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If a patient has damage to CN XII on the right side, which way will the tongue deviate when protruding?

A

To the right

32
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Beefy red tongue. Occurs in the adult. Causes include folic acid malnutrition or iron deficiency.

A

Atrophic glossitis

33
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Yellowish granulations inside the cheek which are NBD

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Fordyce spots

34
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Something that “Only occurs in this disease”

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Pathognomonic

35
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Gray-white spots located in the area of the parotid duct opening. Compared to fordyce spots. Pathognomonic

A

Koplik spots of measles

36
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Inflammation of the throat that can lead to sore, scratchy discomfort. “Sore throat”

A

Pharyngitis

37
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Pus containing

A

Purulent

38
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A childhood condition - upper airway infection that results in swelling around the larynx, trachea and bronchitis. Characteristic BARKING cough, stridor

A

Croup

39
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Croup in an adult is known as ____

A

Laryngitis

40
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Patient has a severe sore throat, fever, difficulty breathing or swallowing and is in the “tripod” position. What is suspected?

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Epiglottitis

41
Q

A toothache could be referred from what two things?

A

Sinus or HEART

42
Q

Chicken pox can be inside or outside the mouth. It is the same virus as?

A

Shingles

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