Topic 6 - Examination of the hair coat, accessory parts of the skin and ear.

Question 1

Order of the examination of the hair coat:

Answer 1

1. Density
2. Colour (canities)
3. Gloss
4. Closure (How the coat fits together/to the skin)
5. Occurrence of loose hair-pullability
6. Stiffness
7. Localisation of abnormalities
8. External parasites

Question 2

What is increased hair production called?

Answer 2

hypertrichosis

Question 3

what is decreased hair production called?

Answer 3

Alopecia

Question 4

Alopecia is further subdivided into categories, name them:

Answer 4

Hypotrichosis
Primary
Secondary

Question 5

What is Hypotrichosis?

Answer 5

partial hairloss, form of alopecia

Question 6

What is primary alopecia due to?

Answer 6

Due to endocrinodermatopathies or folliculardysplasia

Question 7

What is secondary alopecia due to?

Answer 7

due to trauma, inflammation

Question 8

How to describe hair loss or hair gain?

Answer 8

continuous, circumscribed, patchy-diffuse,
multifocal- focal, symmetrical-asymmetrical

Question 9

Decreased gloss of the hair coat, can indicate?

Answer 9

Problems with grooming and nutrition

Question 10

Additional examinations of the hair coat:

Answer 10

Hair follicles
Sweat glands
Cutaneous appendages
External ear canal

Question 11

Abnormalities with hair follicles:

Answer 11

1. Follicular atrophy
2. Follicular dysplasia

Question 12

What causes follicular atrophy?

Answer 12

Alterations in factors controlling the hair follicle CYCLE

Question 13

What causes follicular dysplasia?

Answer 13

Alterations in factors controlling the hair follicle STRUCTURE

Question 14

Name the sweat gland we can find and where we can find them.

Answer 14

1. Apocrine = where the hair is
2. Eccrine = only on footpads. But also deep in dermis and subcutis

Question 15

How to examine the external ear canal?

Answer 15

1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Otoscopy
4. Test
5. Ceruminous otitis externa

Question 16

Inspection of the external ear canal:

Answer 16

Head position
Pistion of external ear
Shape of the ear
Skin of the ear pinnae and external ear canal

Question 17

Palpation of the external ear canal:

Answer 17

Check for pain and sensitivity on the basis of the ear

Question 18

what do we examine with a otoscopy?

Answer 18

Skin inside
Wax
Ear drum

Question 19

If we find pus inside the ear canal, what can this indicate?

Answer 19

Pseudomonas bacteria

Question 20

What is Ceruminous otitis externa?

Answer 20

inflammation of the glandular structures of the ear canal, with subsequent excessive epidermal proliferation and otitis externa that requires medical or surgical management.
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