OC 7 - extra-oral exam

Question 1

When do you do an extra-oral exam?

Answer 1

• all new patients
• all review patients
• when the patient reports any changes
• when you notice any changes

Question 2

What are you looking for during an EO exam?

Answer 2

• symmetry in all structures of head and neck
• soft non-tender lymph nodes
• palpate all anatomical sites of lymph nodes
• skin moves freely over the nodes, they are not attached
• think about anatomical drainage from the mouth the the nodes of the neck
• symmetrical salivary glands
• symmetrical TMJ and movements

Question 3

What does reactive lymphadenopathy usually feel like?

Answer 3

tends to be soft, a response to infection

Question 4

What does malignant lymphadenopathy usually feel like?

Answer 4

non-tender, rubbery in consistency, large