HEENT Exam Study
Questions & Answers
Mallampati score - ANSWERS- grading system to determine difficulty of endotracheal intubation
- 1 to 4
Tonsil grading - ANSWERS0 = removed tonsils
1 = hidden within tonsil pillars
2 = to pillars
3 = beyond pillars
4 = to midline
Infant Eustachian tube - ANSWERS- shorter and more horizontal
- increased ear infections
Maxillary & Ethmoid - ANSWERS- sinuses present at birth but small
7-8 yrs - ANSWERS- when frontal sinus develops
5 years - ANSWERS- when sphenoid sinus develops
Hordoleum - ANSWERS- aka stye or eyelid infection
Strabismus - ANSWERS- wander eye
Questions & Answers
Mallampati score - ANSWERS- grading system to determine difficulty of endotracheal intubation
- 1 to 4
Tonsil grading - ANSWERS0 = removed tonsils
1 = hidden within tonsil pillars
2 = to pillars
3 = beyond pillars
4 = to midline
Infant Eustachian tube - ANSWERS- shorter and more horizontal
- increased ear infections
Maxillary & Ethmoid - ANSWERS- sinuses present at birth but small
7-8 yrs - ANSWERS- when frontal sinus develops
5 years - ANSWERS- when sphenoid sinus develops
Hordoleum - ANSWERS- aka stye or eyelid infection
Strabismus - ANSWERS- wander eye