LESSON#8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
It is one of the most common symptoms in clinical practice, with a lifetime prevalence of 30% in the general population
HEADACHE
Are by far the most frequent cause of headaches seen in office practice approaching 80% with careful diagnosis
MIGRAINE HEADACHES
Can be used in order to obtain a health history of the patient’s headache
OLDCART or PQRST
Is a blow to the head or a piercing head injury that interferes with the function of brain
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
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
CUSHING SYNDROME
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
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
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
MYXEDEMA
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
PAROTID GLAND ENLARGEMENT
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.
ACROMEGALY
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
PARKINSON DISEASE
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
In front of the ear
PREAURICULAR
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
Superficial to the mastoid process
POSTERIOR AURICULAR
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
At the base of the skull posteriorly
OCCIPITAL
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
At the angle of the mandible
TONSILLAR
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
SUBMANDIBULAR
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
In the midline a few cm behind the tip of the mandible
SUBMENTAL
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
Superficial to the sternomastoid
SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
Along the anterior edge of the trapezius
POSTERIOR CERVICAL
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
Deep to the sternum asteroid and often inaccessible to examination
DEEP CERVICAL CHAIN
SEQUENCE OF FOLLOWING NODES
Deep in the angle formed by the clavicle and the sternomasteroid
SUPRACLAVICULAR