Health Assessment Exam #2. Jarvis chapters 13-16 Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Rated A+
Subjective History of head and neck - Answers headache, head injury, dizziness, neck pain or limited
ROM, lumps, swelling, history of head or neck surgery
What do you inspect and palpate on the head - Answers the size, shape, temporal area
normal shape of a head is - Answers normocephalic and symmetrical
hydrocephalus - Answers too much fluid in the brain
Acromegaly - Answers Pituitary gland produces too much HgH during adulthood
Inspection and palpation of the face - Answers facial structures, symmetry, shape, swelling, unusual
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Abnormalities of the face - Answers Bell's palsy and cachexia
Bell's palsy - Answers paralysis of the face muscles causing weakness in the face
Cachexia - Answers thin, fatigued, losing a lot of weight when they don't try to
Inspection and palpation of the neck - Answers symmetry, ROM, head should be central, lymph nodes,
trachea
What do you listen to the carotid artery for - Answers bruit
what is a bruit - Answers soft, pulsating sound
what does a normal carotid artery sound like - Answers a whooshing/blowing sound
what are the names of the lymph nodes - Answers preauricular, posterior auricular, occipital, submental,
submandibular, superficial cervical, deep cervical, posterior cervical, and supraclavicular
subjective assessment of the eye - Answers blurred vision, blind spots, pain, diplopia, redness, watering,
discharge, swelling, past problems, glaucoma, and glasses
Pupils do what - Answers have a light reflex and accommodation
what are the three central visual acuity tests - Answers snellen eye chart, near vision test, and a test to
test the visual fields
tonsils grading - Answers 1+ is visible, 2+ is halfway between tonsillar pillars and the uvula, 3+ is
touching the uvula, and 4+ is touching each other
What are the facial muscles mediated by? - Answers cranial nerve VII
Facial sensations of pain and touch are monitored by which cranial nerve - Answers V- trigeminal nerve
Subjective History of head and neck - Answers headache, head injury, dizziness, neck pain or limited
ROM, lumps, swelling, history of head or neck surgery
What do you inspect and palpate on the head - Answers the size, shape, temporal area
normal shape of a head is - Answers normocephalic and symmetrical
hydrocephalus - Answers too much fluid in the brain
Acromegaly - Answers Pituitary gland produces too much HgH during adulthood
Inspection and palpation of the face - Answers facial structures, symmetry, shape, swelling, unusual
movemet
Abnormalities of the face - Answers Bell's palsy and cachexia
Bell's palsy - Answers paralysis of the face muscles causing weakness in the face
Cachexia - Answers thin, fatigued, losing a lot of weight when they don't try to
Inspection and palpation of the neck - Answers symmetry, ROM, head should be central, lymph nodes,
trachea
What do you listen to the carotid artery for - Answers bruit
what is a bruit - Answers soft, pulsating sound
what does a normal carotid artery sound like - Answers a whooshing/blowing sound
what are the names of the lymph nodes - Answers preauricular, posterior auricular, occipital, submental,
submandibular, superficial cervical, deep cervical, posterior cervical, and supraclavicular
subjective assessment of the eye - Answers blurred vision, blind spots, pain, diplopia, redness, watering,
discharge, swelling, past problems, glaucoma, and glasses
Pupils do what - Answers have a light reflex and accommodation
what are the three central visual acuity tests - Answers snellen eye chart, near vision test, and a test to
test the visual fields
tonsils grading - Answers 1+ is visible, 2+ is halfway between tonsillar pillars and the uvula, 3+ is
touching the uvula, and 4+ is touching each other
What are the facial muscles mediated by? - Answers cranial nerve VII
Facial sensations of pain and touch are monitored by which cranial nerve - Answers V- trigeminal nerve
