Week 7: Head, Face, Neck Flashcards

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Cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is osteoarthritis of the Cervical spine causing ____ of the canal

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Stenosis (narrowing)

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Hydrocephalus is aka

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Water on the brain

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Acromegaly aka

Cause

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Giantism
disorder in adults in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.

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Torticollis can be inherited and is seen soon after birth

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A rare condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the head to twist to one side

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Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of ______.

The body needs iodine to produce thyroid hormone. If you do not have enough iodine in your diet, the thyroid gets larger to try and capture all the iodine it can, so it can make the right amount of thyroid hormone.

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Goiter

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Basilar skull fractures can cause leakage of ____ from the _____

Cause high impact blunt trauma

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CSF / meninges

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hemotympanum, refers to the _____

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presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear

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Otorrhea / rhinorrhea

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CSF leaking out of ears / nose

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Myxedema aka

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Hypothyroidism

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Abnormal facial appearance w/ chronic illness

______ condition occurs from exposure to high cortisol levels for a long time.

The most common cause is the use of steroid drugs, but it can also occur from overproduction of cortisol by the adrenal glands.

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Cushing syndrome

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Puffy eyes ab facial appearance w/ chronic illness

immune system disorder of the butterfly-shaped gland in the throat (thyroid).

The thyroid overproduces hormones. The condition is more common in women under age 40

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Graves disease

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Having _________,
physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease.
Seen in Patients with advanced cancer, AIDS, severe heart failure

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Cachectic appearance

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Tightening of the skin in the face, with a characteristic beaklike facies and paucity of wrinkles

Chronic hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues.

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Scleroderma

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Ptosis

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Drooping eye

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Camptocormia is an uncommon condition in which….

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the spine bends forward during walking or standing, but not when lying down.

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Teachers Collins Syndrome

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An inherited condition in which some bones and tissues in the face aren’t developed.

Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder that most often affects the cheek bones, jaw, chin, and ears.

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17
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Clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye.

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Cataracts

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18
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group of eye conditions that can cause blindness.

The nerve connecting the eye to the brain is damaged, usually due to high eye pressure.

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Glaucoma

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Eye disease that causes vision loss.

Causes loss in the center of the field of vision. In dry _______, the center of the retina deteriorates.

With wet ________ leaky blood vessels grow under the retina.

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macular regeneration

macular degeneration

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20
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Strabismus

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Cross eyed

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21
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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Snellen, Rosenbaum, Confrontation test all test this Cranial Nerve

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CN II

Optic

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23
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Pupillary light reflex test this Cranial Nerve

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CN III

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24
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Accommodation test these cranial nerves

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CN 2 & 3

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Exophthalmos
Protruding eyes
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Enophthalmos
Sunken ey3s
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Hyphema is ..... The most common cause is blunt trauma, though can occur in the setting of sickle cell disease or other increased bleeding states
the collection of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.
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Central gray opacity in eye =
Nuclear cataract
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Star shapped opacity in eye =
Cortical cataract
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Blue associated osteogenesis imperfecta Which part of the eye is blue
Sclera
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Difference between Drug induced mydriasis & Anoxia mydriasis
Drugs may or may not respond to light Anoxia will not respond to light
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Difficulty driving is associated with this type of vision loss
Depth perception or central vision Macular degeneration
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Tinnitus
Ringing or buzzing in ear
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Otitis externa
Swimmers ear
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Weber Unilateral conductive hearing loss Sound lateralizes to the
Affected (Bad) ear
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Weber Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss Sound lateralizes to the
Unaffected (Good) ear
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Rinne Conductive hearing loss Describe the conduction of sound waves
Bone conduction > Air conduction
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Otosclerosis
An inherited disorder that causes hearing loss due to the ear's inability to amplify sound.
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Otitis media
infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum (the middle ear).
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Epitaxis
Bleeding from the nose, either spontaneous or induced by nose picking or trauma.
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All pregnant women experience some gingival hyperemia and edema, which may be associated with gingivitis and bleeding, especially in the _____ trimester
Third
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_____ long, narrow passages that help warm and moisten air that flows through the nose
Nasal turbinates
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Macroglossia
Enlarged tongue
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Oral thrush
Candida
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______ produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue.
Oral thrush
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Atrophic glossitis aka
Glossy tongue condition characterised by absence of filiform or fungiform papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue.
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Scrotal tongue is a real condition true or false
True
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Presbycusis
Age-related hearing loss. is the gradual loss of hearing in both ears. It's a common problem linked to aging.
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Endocrine disorders such as _____ affect the female reproductive system
Diabetes
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_____ most common STI
HPV
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Ages 30 and over should test for _____ with their pap smear
HPV
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The _____ test is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix or colon
Pap smear Papanicolaou
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Hyper/ Hypothyroidism can enlarge the thyroid
Both
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High levels of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone is associated with Hypo or hyper thyroidism
Hypothyroidism
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Basilar skull fracture is associated with these 2 signs
Racoon eyes & battle signs
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Leakage of CSF from (Rhinorrhea / Otorrhea) when placed on a gause will make _____ sign
Halo
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Fixation =
Pupils don't change size
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Osteogenisis imperfecta =
Brittle bone disease
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One tonsil larger than the other is a sign of ....
An abcess
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Procedure Provider and Patient both cover 1 eye and Provider slowly moves object into view from prepherial field Patient notes when able to see object Name of test
Confrontation
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With _____ you lose your central vision. Whether you are looking at something close or far. Peripheral (side) vision will still be normal
Age-related Macular Degeneration
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Thyroid eye disease is associated with this disease
Graves