HEENT Assessmnet

Question 1

Goiter

Answer 1

enlarged thyroid gland

Question 2

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 2

increased metabolism weight loss, hair loss, warm skin, thyroid enlargement, symptoms are nervousness, fatigue, weakness, palpitations, excessive sweating

Question 3

Hypothyroidism

Answer 3

decreased metabolism cold intolerance, weight gain, muscle aches, thin brittle nails, dry pale skin

Question 4

Preauricular Lymph Node

Answer 4

in front of ear

Question 5

Postauricular Lymph Node

Answer 5

behind the ear

Question 6

Occipital Lymph Node

Answer 6

at base of skull

Question 7

Submental lymph node

Answer 7

under chin

Question 8

Submandibular Lymph Node

Answer 8

under mandibular bone

Question 9

Tonsillar Lymph Node

Answer 9

back under TMJ, inflamed when we have a cold

Question 10

Anterior Cervical Chain

Answer 10

from top of neck to bottom of neck in front

Question 11

Posterior Cervical Chain

Answer 11

from top of neck to bottom of neck in back

Question 12

Buffalo Hump

Answer 12

fat accumulation over cervical spine

Question 13

Myopia

Answer 13

nearsightedness

Question 14

Hyperopia

Answer 14

far sightedness

Question 15

Strabismus

Answer 15

constant misalignment of the eyes

Question 16

Esotropia

Answer 16

inward turning of eye

Question 17

Exotropia

Answer 17

outward turning of eye

Question 18

Ptosis

Answer 18

dropping of the lid

Question 19

Boggy Pale Turbinate

Answer 19

inner mucosa is swollen but not red –> usually indicated allergies

Question 20

Otitis Media

Answer 20

red, bulging eardrum and diminished or absent light reflex

Question 21

Tonsil Grade 4

Answer 21

tonsils are touching eachother

Question 22

Tonsil Grade 3

Answer 22

tonsils are touching uvula

Question 23

Tonsils Grade 2

Answer 23

Tonsils are a little enlarged

Question 24

Tonsils grade 1

Answer 24

normal

Question 25

OD

Answer 25

Oculus Dexter (right eye)

Question 26

OS

Answer 26

Oculus Sinister (left eye)

Question 27

Weber Test

Answer 27

place tuning fork on top of head

Question 28

Rinne Test

Answer 28

place tuning fork on mastoid bone then at opening of ear canal

Question 29

Glaucoma

Answer 29

can lead to blindness, happens gradually; peripheral vision loss

Question 30

Cataracts

Answer 30

hazy film on eye lens

Question 31

Presbycusis

Answer 31

term for loosing hearing as we age, we lose high pitch to low pitch, so we shouldn’t talk to our patients in a high pitch

Question 32

Adenopathy

Answer 32

large or swollen lymph nodes

Question 33

Dysphagia

Answer 33

difficulty swallowing

Question 34

Nystagmus

Answer 34

shaking movement of the eyes

Question 35

Exophyhalmos

Answer 35

protruding eyes

Question 36

Macular Degenration

Answer 36

central vision loss, gradual onset