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Week 7: Head, Face, Neck Flashcards

1
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Cervical spondylosis

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

A

Stenosis (narrowing)

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Hydrocephalus is aka

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Water on the brain

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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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.

A

Goiter

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6
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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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7
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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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8
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Otorrhea / rhinorrhea

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CSF leaking out of ears / nose

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9
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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.

A

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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12
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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.

A

Scleroderma

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14
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Ptosis

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Drooping eye

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15
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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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16
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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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19
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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.

A

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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22
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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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25
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Exophthalmos

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Protruding eyes

26
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Enophthalmos

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Sunken ey3s

27
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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

A

the collection of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.

28
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Central gray opacity in eye =

A

Nuclear cataract

29
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Star shapped opacity in eye =

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Cortical cataract

30
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Blue associated osteogenesis imperfecta

Which part of the eye is blue

A

Sclera

31
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Difference between Drug induced mydriasis & Anoxia mydriasis

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Drugs may or may not respond to light

Anoxia will not respond to light

32
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Difficulty driving is associated with this type of vision loss

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Depth perception or central vision

Macular degeneration

33
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Tinnitus

A

Ringing or buzzing in ear

34
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Otitis externa

A

Swimmers ear

35
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Weber

Unilateral conductive hearing loss

Sound lateralizes to the

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Affected (Bad) ear

36
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Weber

Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Sound lateralizes to the

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Unaffected (Good) ear

37
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Rinne

Conductive hearing loss

Describe the conduction of sound waves

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Bone conduction > Air conduction

38
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Otosclerosis

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An inherited disorder that causes hearing loss due to the ear’s inability to amplify sound.

39
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Otitis media

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infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum (the middle ear).

40
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Epitaxis

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Bleeding from the nose, either spontaneous or induced by nose picking or trauma.

41
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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

A

Third

42
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_____ long, narrow passages that help warm and moisten air that flows through the nose

A

Nasal turbinates

43
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Macroglossia

A

Enlarged tongue

44
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Oral thrush

A

Candida

45
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______ produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue.

A

Oral thrush

46
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Atrophic glossitis aka

A

Glossy tongue

condition characterised by absence of filiform or fungiform papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue.

47
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Scrotal tongue is a real condition
true or false

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True

48
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Presbycusis

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Age-related hearing loss.

is the gradual loss of hearing in both ears. It’s a common problem linked to aging.

49
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Endocrine disorders such as _____ affect the female reproductive system

A

Diabetes

50
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_____ most common STI

A

HPV

51
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Ages 30 and over should test for _____ with their pap smear

A

HPV

52
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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

A

Pap smear

Papanicolaou

53
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Hyper/ Hypothyroidism can enlarge the thyroid

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Both

54
Q

High levels of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone is associated with

Hypo or hyper thyroidism

A

Hypothyroidism

55
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Basilar skull fracture is associated with these 2 signs

A

Racoon eyes & battle signs

56
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Leakage of CSF from (Rhinorrhea / Otorrhea) when placed on a gause will make _____ sign

A

Halo

57
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Fixation =

A

Pupils don’t change size

58
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Osteogenisis imperfecta =

A

Brittle bone disease

59
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One tonsil larger than the other is a sign of ….

A

An abcess

60
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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

A

Confrontation

61
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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

A

Age-related Macular Degeneration

62
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Thyroid eye disease is associated with this disease

A

Graves

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