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ARDMS- Abdomen Exam Prep > The Face and Neck Vocabulary and Pathology > Flashcards

The Face and Neck Vocabulary and Pathology Flashcards

1
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Benign congenital neck cysts found most often near the angle of the mandible

A

Branchial Cleft Cysts

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Enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes

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Cervical Lymphadenopathy

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The hypofunctioning thyroid nodules seen on a nuclear medicine study that have malignant potential

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Cold Nodules

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4
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The fluid produced by the thyroid that contains thyroid hormones

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Colloid

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5
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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty breathing

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Dyspnea

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A rare, pediatric fibrous tumor located within the sternocleidomastoid muscle

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Fibromatosis Colli

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8
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An enlarged hyperplastic thyroid gland

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Goiter

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9
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The most common cause of hyperthyroidism that produces bulging eyes, heat intolerance, nervousness, weight loss, and hair loss

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Graves Disease

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10
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The most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States

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Hashimoto Thyroiditis

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The hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules seen on a nuclear medicine study that are almost always benign

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Hot Nodules

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A condition that results from the over production of thyroid hormones

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Hyperthyroidism

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13
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A condition that results from the under production of thyroid hormones

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Hypothyroidism

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The most common malignancy of the salivary glands; typically starts in the parotid glands

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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

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15
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The most common form of thyroid cancer

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Papillary Carcinoma

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Benign and most frequent tumor of the salivary glands; most commonly seen in the parotid glands

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Pleomorphic Adenoma

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Round, punctuate calcific deposits

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Psammoma Bodies

18
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Marked with dots

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Punctuate

19
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A normal variant of the thyroid gland in which there is a superior extension of the isthmus

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Pyramidal Lobe

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Nuclear medicine study in which a radiopharmaceutic is used to examine the thyroid gland

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Scintigraphy

21
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Inflammation of the salivary glands

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Sialadenitis

22
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Benign, painless enlargement of the salivary glands

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Sialadenosis

23
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Salivary duct stones

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Sialoithiasis

24
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The main duct of the parotid gland

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Stensen Duct

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Benign congenital cysts located within the midline of the neck superior to the thyroid gland and near the hyoid bine

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Thyroglossal Duct Cysts

26
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The embryonic duct that is located from the base of the tongue to the midportion of the anterior neck

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Thyroglossal Duct

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The sonographic appearance of hypervascularity demonstrated with color Doppler imaging of the thyroid gland

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Thyroid Inferno

28
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The surgical removal of the thyroid or part of the thyroid

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Thyroidectomy

29
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Twisted neck

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Torticollis

30
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The duct that drains the submandibular gland

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Wharton Duct

ARDMS- Abdomen Exam Prep (27 decks)

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