LESSON#8 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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It is one of the most common symptoms in clinical practice, with a lifetime prevalence of 30% in the general population

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HEADACHE

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Are by far the most frequent cause of headaches seen in office practice approaching 80% with careful diagnosis

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MIGRAINE HEADACHES

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3
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Can be used in order to obtain a health history of the patient’s headache

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OLDCART or PQRST

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4
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Is a blow to the head or a piercing head injury that interferes with the function of brain

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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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5
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The increase adrenal cortical production of_____produces round or moon face with red cheeks.
Excessive hair growth baby present in the most touch and sideburn areas on the chin

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CUSHING SYNDROME

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Face is edematous and often pale.
Swelling usually appears first around the eyes and in the morning. The eyes is slitlike when oedema is severe

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NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

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7
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The patient with severe hypothyroidism () has a dull, puffy facies. The edema, often pronounced around the eyes, does not pit with pressure; the hare and eyebrows are dry, course and thinned. The skin is dry

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MYXEDEMA

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8
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Chronic bilateral asymptomatic ______________ may be associated with obesity diabetes cirrhosis, and other conditions.

note the swellings anterior to the ear lobes and above the angles of the jaw. Gradual unilateral enlargement suggest neoplasm. Acute enlargement is seen in mumps

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PAROTID GLAND ENLARGEMENT

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9
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The increase growth hormone of acromegaly produces enlargement of both bone and soft tissues.
The head is clongated, bony prominence of the forehead, nose and lower jaw. Soft tissues of the nose lips and ears also enlarge. The facial features appear generally coarsened.

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ACROMEGALY

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10
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Decrease spatial mobility blunts expression. A mask like face may result, with decreased blinking and a characteristic is there.

Since the neck and upper trunk tend to flex forward, the patients seems to peer upward toward the observer.
Facial skin becomes oily and drooling may occur

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PARKINSON DISEASE

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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

In front of the ear

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PREAURICULAR

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12
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Superficial to the mastoid process

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POSTERIOR AURICULAR

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13
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

At the base of the skull posteriorly

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OCCIPITAL

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14
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

At the angle of the mandible

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TONSILLAR

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15
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Midway between the angle and the tip of the mandible.
These nodes are usually smaller and smoother than the lobulated submandibular gland against which they lie

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SUBMANDIBULAR

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16
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

In the midline a few cm behind the tip of the mandible

17
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Superficial to the sternomastoid

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SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL

18
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Along the anterior edge of the trapezius

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POSTERIOR CERVICAL

19
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Deep to the sternum asteroid and often inaccessible to examination

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DEEP CERVICAL CHAIN

20
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SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES

Deep in the angle formed by the clavicle and the sternomasteroid

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SUPRACLAVICULAR