HEENT (Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) Assessment Study Guide with Well-Researched Practice Questions and Answers for Clinical Revision

HEENT (head, eyes, ears, nose, throat)
Assessment with well researched
questions and answers;ready for revision
Structures In the Head, Neck, and Face - CORRECT ANSWERS-- facial and cranial bones
- cervical vertebrae

- muscles

- esophagus

- trachea

- thyroid

- carotid arteries

- jugular veins

- lymph nodes



History Questions For Head, Face, and Neck - CORRECT ANSWERS-- personal medical history - especially
HTN, DM (diabetes), CAD (coronary artery disease)

- medications taken- Rx and OTC

- Head trauma or skull fracture

- neck pain or decreased ROM to neck

- numbness or tingling in hands or arms

- HA (head aches)- migraine, cluster, tension, trauma

- dizziness or vertigo (disorder to the inner ear causing dizziness)

- problems with coordination (events? disorders)

- facial pain or paralysis



Size of the Head in Relation to the Body - CORRECT ANSWERS-- normocephalic (normal)

- microcephalic (small)

, - macrocephalic (big) (hydrocephalic normally) Skin stretched, skinny, blood vessels are easily visible.
Fontanels buldge.



Position of the Head in Relation to the Neck/Body - CORRECT ANSWERS-- midline



Deformities of Head - CORRECT ANSWERS-- hydrocephalic ( CSF fluid in the brain) head grows.



Inspect and Palpate Scalp - CORRECT ANSWERS-- massess

- lesions or scaling

- infestations



Inspect Hair Distribution - CORRECT ANSWERS-- alopecia

- hirsutism (excessive hair growth in women)



Zica Virus - CORRECT ANSWERS-Causes microcephaly



Male Pattern Baldness - CORRECT ANSWERS-- in male pattern baldness, hair recedes in an 'M" shape,
the crown bald patch eventually meeting the top points to form a horseshoe shape.



Facial Symmetry - CORRECT ANSWERS-- stroke ( unilateral facial weakness, acute)

- Bell's palsy (similar but not permanent. Loss of sensation and movement weakness unilaterally.
Gradual loss. 6 months to a year it resolves)



Proper Placement of the Eyes, Nose, mouth - CORRECT ANSWERS-- down syndrome (facies) (wide eyes,
flat nasal bridge, epicantle fold, lower set ears)



Inspect and Palpate the Skin of the Face and Neck - CORRECT ANSWERS-- assess for tenderness