Head Flashcards
(13 cards)
Atraumatic, Normocephalic
ATNC; normal external head inspection
Battles sign
bruising behind the ears, indicative of a basilar skull fracture
Cephalgia
headache
Encephalopathy
disease of the brain
facial angioedeme
swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction
fontanel
anatomical feature of a infant’s skull, the ‘soft-spot”
frontal
the forehead and the anteriror top of the skull
meningitis
infection of the meninges, the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord
occipital/occiput
the most posterior part of the skull, the back of the head
Parietal
location across the posterior top of the skull
raccoon eyes
bruising around the eyes, indicative of a basilar skull fracture
sinusitis
infection of the sinuses, usually causing sinus pressure
temporal
the sides of the head, near the temples