EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE

Question 1

how is thyroid cancer typically first discovered?

Answer 1

as a small nodule on the thyroid gland

Question 2

Does thyroid cancer typically cause symptoms?

Answer 2

no

Question 3

What is the most common type of endocrine malignancy?

Answer 3

thyroid cancer

Question 4

may include enlargement of the thyroid and exophtalmos

Answer 4

hyperthyroidism

Question 5

thrush is AKA

Answer 5

candidiasis

Question 6

tonsil enlargement scale

Answer 6

+1 visible, +2 halfway between tonsil pillars +3 nearly touching uvula +4 touching one another

Question 7

common pathogens causing tonsilitis

Answer 7

streptococci including beta hemolytic

Question 8

epistaxis

Answer 8

bleeding of nose

Question 9

otitis media with effusion

Answer 9

accumulation of fluid in middle ear

Question 10

otits media

Answer 10

infection of middle ear

Question 11

condition of the eye in which red reflex is absent

Answer 11

cataracts

Question 12

hordeolum (sty)

Answer 12

acute infection originating in sebaceous gland of eyelid. bacterial. staphylococcus

Question 13

chalazion

Answer 13

nodule of meibomian gland

Question 14

intense episode of excruciating unilateral pain in head

Answer 14

cluster headache

Question 15

rinne test

Answer 15

compares air conduction to bone conduction we want AC greater than

Question 16

weber test expected finding

Answer 16

the pt should hear the tuning fork equally in each ear when it is midline on the patient’s skull

Question 17

function of middle ear

Answer 17

amplification of sound

Question 18

contain receptors responsible for balance and equilibrium

Answer 18

vestibule, semicircular canals

Question 19

ossicles

Answer 19

malleus, incus, stapes

Question 20

auricle (external ear canal) 3 functions

Answer 20

collection, location, protection

Question 21

furuncle AKA

Answer 21

abcess, boil. bacterial lesion caused by staph

Question 22

tinea pedis

Answer 22

athlete’s foot

Question 23

tinea cruris

Answer 23

jock itch

Question 24

tinea capitis

Answer 24

scalp

Question 25

hsv type 2 is normally on the

Answer 25

genitalia

Question 26

hsv type 1 is usually on the

Answer 26

lips