Physical Diagnosis Flashcards
Umbilicated lesions
Molluscon contagiosum
Pink macular with purple central papules
Erythema multiforum
ACBDs if malignant melanoma
Asymmetrical Borders are irregular Color is variable Diameter is >6mm Elevation/evolving
Macule
Flat <1cm
Patch
Flat >1cm
Papule
Palpable firm up to 1cm
Plaque
Palpable >1cm
Nodule
> 0.5cm, deeper and former than papule
Tumor
> 2cm, a large nodule
Vesicles
<1cm
Dew drops on rose petals
Herpes simplex
Bulla
> 1cm
Erosion
Loss of superficial epidermis
Ulcer
Deeper loss of epidermis and dermis
Petechiae
<0.5cm, nonblanchable
Think infection and bleeding disorders
Purpura
> 0.5cm, large petechiae
Spider angiomas
Blanch with pressure
Associated with pregnancy and liver dz
Cherry angiomas
Don’t blanch
Associated with aging
Telangectasias
Blanchable
Associated with BCC, sun damage and rosacea
5Ps of lichen planus
Pruritic Polygonal Purple Planar Papules
Beau’s lines
Horizontal lines in nails that indicate trauma or acute sever illness. Grow out with nails
Paronychia
Inflammation of proximal and lateral nail folds
Onychocryptosis
Ingrown toenail
Terry’s nails
White part of nail is more than 1/3 nail bed
Aging, cirrhosis, diabetes, or heart failure
Leukonychia
White marks on nails due to manicuring or trauma
Koilonychia
Spoon nails (possible Fe deficiency)
Onycholysis
Painful separation of nail from nail bed (trauma, psoriasis, contact dermatitis)
CN I
Olfactory
CN II
Optic
CN III
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CN V
Trigeminal
CN VI
Abducens
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN X
Vagus
CN XI
Accessory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Kerion
Raised boggy secondarily infected fungal lesion of hair
Canthus
Eyelid corners
PERRL
Pupils are equal round and reactive to light
Chalazion
Nontender meibomian gland obstruction
Hordeolum
A stye
Tender infection of eyelid follicle
Dacryocystitis
Lacrimal sac inflammation
Entropion
Eyelid inversion
Ectropion
Eyelid eversion
Pingueculum
Harmless yellow triangular nodule on bulbar conjunctiva
Pterygium
Thickening of bulbar conjunctiva extending from inner canthus
Episcleritis
Inflammation of vessels in bulbar conjunctiva with central nodule and radiating vessels.
(Autoimmune cond, gen benign)
Hypopyon
Inflammatory cells in anterior chamber of the eye
Hyphema
Blood in anterior chamber of the eye
Normal cup:disc and a:v ratios
<1:2
2:3
Hypertensive retinopathy
Copper wire
Silver wire
AV nicking
Cotton wool patches
Hemorrhages
Diabetic retinopathy
AV nicking
Hard yellow exudates
Hemorrhage
Neovascularization
Bitemporal hemianopsia indicates
Defect at optic chiasm
Left homonymous hemianopsia indicates
Right optic tract defect