OC: 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

Initial screening before physical extra-oral exam

Answer 2

Symmetry
Colour of skin
Respiratory rate (quality of voice)
Limitiation of head and neck turning etc.

Question 3

What are you looking for when palpating lymph nodes?

Answer 3

1. Symmetry
2. Soft non-tender
3. Small
4. Freely moving

Question 4

Describe how you would palpate the nodes

Answer 4

“rolling movement”

Question 5

Find pain upon palpation?

Answer 5

Not cancer - as usually painless.

Tenderness = inflammation (potentially bacterial infection etc.).

Question 6

What is the order of nodes you should palpate?

Answer 6

Submental, submandibular, preauricular, tonsilar, posterior cervical, anterior cervical, supraclavicular.

Question 6

What is the order of nodes you should palpate?

Answer 6

Submental, submandibular, preauricular, tonsilar, posterior cervical, anterior cervical, supraclavicular.