Head Neck Eyes Ears Throat Flashcards
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Head Ears Eyes Neck Throat
The main parts of the head
Cranial bones
sctures
facial bones
Facial muscles
Salivary glands
The purpose of the pupil assessment is for
NS (Part of head to toe assess)
What is assessed in a Neck assessment
Neck muscles
Anterior and posterior triangles
Thyroid gland
Lymph nodes
Important for head to toe assessmentq
Focus is on injured part NOT jsut on everything
Purpose of lymph nodes
Filter blood removing microorganisms and toxins and return into circulation
When can u palpate lymph nodes
Will only be able to feel when infected and insolin
What are tonsils
Lymph nodes at back of mouth and throat
Development consideration in older adults
Sagging facial skin (lack of collagen in skin
Senile tremors
Dizziness during ROM (Caused by cervical spondylosis -poor diffusion to the brain)
Postural hypotension
Same as orthostatic
Concave cervical curebve
Reason for adults “shrinking” height
Questions upon head injury admission
Subjective data
Objective data for head injury
Inspect + palpate skull
Size and shape (normocephalic)
Temporal area
- artery joint
Inspect facial structure
symmetry
ROM
Lymph nodes (location, size, boundaries, mobility, consistency, tenderness)
When assessing trachea and thyroid gland
Posterior approach
Anterior approach
Ausculate for presence of bruit (Whooshing)
Pagets disease of bone
Frontal lobe structure protudes more than back
Acromegaly
Patients jaw bone is abnormally long
Swelling of head and neck
Torticollis (wryneck)
Abnormal facial appearances with chronic illness
Parkinson’s syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome
Hyperthyroidism
Myxedema (Hypothyroidism)
Bells palsy (temporary)
Stoke or CVA
Thyroxin
Metabolic hormone causing hyperactive thyroidism
Unless patient complains abt head or neck problems
Dont palpate the area
External anatonomy of eye
Eyelids
plapebral fissure (upper part of eyelid)
Limbus
Canthuylus
Caruncle
Tarsal paltes
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