Hair, Skin, Nails, Nutrition, HEENT Flashcards

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1
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What is cerumen?

A

Earwax

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What are the normal colors of cerumen?

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yellow, orange, brown, grey, red, black

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What color is the tympanic membrane?

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Pearly grey

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4
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What does HEENT mean?

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Hair, Eyes, Ears, Neck, Throat

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5
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What are the two types of sweat glands?

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Apocrine and Eccrine glands

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Typical order for physical assessment techniques

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Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation

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What is the Whisper test

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Tests the ability to repeat two-syllable word with tragus occluded

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8
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Presbycusis

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Hearing Loss

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9
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Which part of the ear does the whisper test assess?

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Auricle / Pinna

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What is the weber test?

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Uses tuning fork to evaluate conduction of sound waves through bone; discerns conductive v. sensorineural hearing loss

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11
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Which part of the ear does the weber test assess?

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Tragus

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Which part of the ear does the Rinne test assess?

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Lobule

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Rinne test

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Uses tuning fork to discern air and bone conduction; AC sound is normally long than BC sound

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14
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Romberg test

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Evaluates balance

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15
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Which part of the body does the Romberg test assess?

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Mastoid process

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16
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Strabismus

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Cross eyed

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17
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Ptosis

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Drooping eyelid

18
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Subconjunctival hemorrhage

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Conjunctiva bleeding

19
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Presbyopia

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Impaired near vision

20
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Myopia

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Impaired far vision

21
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Papilledema

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Swollen optic disc

22
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Mydriasis

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Fixed, dilated pupils

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Anisocoria

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Pupils unequal size

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Miosis

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Pinpoint pupils

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Macular Degeneration
Wet (leaky, abnormal blood vessels) vs. dry (deposit build up); impacts visual clarity
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Ectropion
Outwardly rotated lower lid
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Hordeolum
'stye’
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Cataracts
Cloudy lens; blurry vision, sensitive to light
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Glaucoma
Increased intraocular pressure; damages optic nerve (open-angle slow; acute angle closure; severe, emergency)
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Scleral jaundice – yellow sclera
Yellow sclera
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What is the Snellen chart used for?
Eye muscle movement – cranial nerves oculomotor III, trochlear IV, abducens VI
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What is the Jaeger card used for?
Bulbar conjunctiva – covers eye; Palpebral conjunctiva – covers underneath eyelid
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Pupillary light reflex occurs in the...
Sclera
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Corneal light reflex occurs in the...
Lacrimal apparatus and gland
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What is the palpebral fissure?
The space between upper/lower eyelids when open
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What does COLDSPA stand for?
Character Onset Location Duration Severity Pattern Associated factors
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What is COLDSPA used for?
To assess pain/chief complaint
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Sensorineural hearing loss
You hear vibrations of air conduction longer than bone conduction. Inner ear damage
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Conductive hearing loss
You hear vibrations of bone conduction longer than air conduction. Outer and/or middle ear damage
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Test for equilibrium where you close eyes and walk
Vertigo
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Small, pinpoint-sized red or purple spots that appear on the skin due to bleeding under the surface are known as
Petechiae
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What tests for equilibrium. Tests verstribular disorder, stand and don’t sway
Romberg test