Phys Di- head, ears

Question 1

order of physical exam

Answer 1

1. inspection
2. palpation
3. percussion
4. auscultation

Question 2

head ROS

Answer 2

• headache
• dizziness
• syncope
• hx of trauma

Question 3

preauricular sinus

Answer 3

common congenital malformation characterized by a dimple located anywhere adjacent to external ear

Question 4

darwin tubercle

Answer 4

a thickening along the upper ridge of the helix

Question 5

cauliflower ear

Answer 5

abnormal growth of cartilage caused by blunt trauma and necrosis of underlying cartilage

Question 6

bulging TM w/ no mobility could indicate

Answer 6

pus or fluid in the middle ear

Question 7

retracted tm w/ no molbility could indicate?

Answer 7

obstruction of eustachian tube

Question 8

mobility of tm w/ negative pressure only

Answer 8

obstruction of eustachian tube

Question 9

Whispered voice, finger rub, and ticking watch tests test for what?

Answer 9

CN VIII

finger rub: low pitch
ticking watch: high pitch

Question 10

conductive vs neurosensory hearing loss

Answer 10

Weber test: for lateralization
unilateral conductive hearing loss: lateralizes to impaired ear
unilateral neurosensory hearing loss: lateralizes to better ear

rinnes test: to establish if problem is caused by conduction