Head Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
Q

What does a tension headache feel like?

A

A rubber band around the head

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2
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What is prodromal

A

A warning sign before a headache starts

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3
Q

What is Cushing disease?

A

Increased cortisol produces the signs and symptoms
-moon face
-Excessive hair growth for women

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4
Q

What are the symptoms of nephrotic syndrome?

A

edema
Pale
Focused around the eyes
Worse in the mornings

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5
Q

What are the symtpoms of myxedema?

A

Hypothyroidism
Dull, puffy face
Cannot pit the edema
Hair is dry, coarse, and thin

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6
Q

What are you inspecting for a head exam?

A

Normocephalic
Microcephalic
Macrocephalic

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7
Q

What are you inspecting for when palpating the TMJ?

A

Clicking
Cracking
ROM

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8
Q

Where do the two paired salivar glands lie near?

A

The mandible
*salivary is superficial
*submandibular is deep

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9
Q

Where does the superficial temporal artery pass in front of?

A

The ear

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10
Q

What makes up the anterior cervical triangle?

A

The mandible
The SCM
Midline of the neck

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11
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What makes up the posterior cervical triangle?

A

SCM
Trapezius
Clavicle

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12
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What artery and vein runs deep to the SCM?

A

The carotid artery
The internal jugular vein

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13
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What vein passes diagonally over the surface of the SCM?

A

The external jugular vein

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14
Q

Name the midline structures from proximal to distal

A

Hyoid bone
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Thyroid gland

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15
Q

What are the 10 lymph nodes that can be palpated

A

Preauricular
Postauricular
Occipital
Tonsillar
Submandibular
Submental
Superficial/Deep cervical
Posterior cervical
Posterior superficial
Supraclavicular

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16
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What are the characteristics of a lymph node?

A

Round oval
Smooth
Small
non tender
No pulse

17
Q

What are the characteristics of a gland?

A

Larger
Irregular

18
Q

What can lymph nodes detect?

A

Malignancy
Inflammation
Infection

19
Q

What are the characteristics of an infected, inflamed lymph node/

A

Swollen
Red
Painful
Firm

20
Q

Characteristics of malignant lymph node?

A

Fixed
Grow over time
Non-tender

21
Q

What is lymphadenopathy?

A

Swollen lymph node
*DOES NOT MEAN TENDER

22
Q

What is a thyroid goiter

A

An abnormal thyroid
*can be benign
*can function fine

23
Q

What type of lighting do you use to inspect the neck?

A

Tangential lighting

24
Q

What are snotty lymph nodes/

A

Small, mobile, discrete and non-tender
*Frequently found in healthy patients

25
What is bruits?
Sounds like swishing *always indicative of Graves Disease *Hyperthyroidism
26
What does BPPV stand for?
BenignParoxysmal Positional vertigo
27
What causes BPPV/
Induced by positional changes of the head
28
What maneuver do you do to test for BPPV?
Dix-Hallpike *Look for nystagmus
29
What is the most common cause of BPPV/
Canalithiasis of the posterior semicircular canal
30
What maneuver do you do to allievate the symptoms of BPPV?
Epley Maneuver
31
In which canals can epley maneuver treat BPPV?
Posterior or anterior canals
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What direction can you move a lymph node?
Up and down Side to side