HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST |QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%|GRADE A+|LATEST 2024/2025
Head (inspect, palpate, testing cranaial nerves)
Eyes (inspect)
Ears (inspect, hearing test)
Nose (inspection)
Throat (inspection, palpation) - ✔✔what are the components of the HEENT?
HEENT Exam - ✔✔Overlaps with Cranial Nerve Exam
Usually completed all together
dysphagia - ✔✔difficulty swallowing
goiter - ✔✔increase in size of thyroid gland (occurs in hyperthyroidism)
vertigo - ✔✔sensation of the room or one's own body spinning; not the same as
dizziness
accommodation - ✔✔adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the
curvature of the lens
cataract - ✔✔opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with aging and
gradually obstructs vision
,Conjunctivitis - ✔✔infection of the conjunctiva - "pinkeye"
diplopia - ✔✔double vision
glaucoma - ✔✔group of eye diseases characterized by intraocular pressure
myopia - ✔✔nearsightedness, near vision is better than far
nystagmus - ✔✔involuntary rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball
abnormal
presbyopia - ✔✔decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging
ptosis - ✔✔drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering the pupil
strabismus - ✔✔(squint, crossed eye) disparity of the eye axes
hordeloum - ✔✔(stye) red, painful pustule that is localized infection of hair follicle
at eyelid margin
cerumen - ✔✔yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal
eustachian tube - ✔✔connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows
passage of air
, incus and malleus and stapes - ✔✔What are the bones of the middle ear?
otitis media - ✔✔inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane
pinna - ✔✔outer ear, auricle
tinnitus - ✔✔ringing of the ears
buccal - ✔✔pertaining to the cheek
candidiasis - ✔✔(moniliasis) white cheesy, curd like patch on buccal mucosa due
to superficial fungal infection
epistaxis - ✔✔nosebleed, usually from the anterior septum
gingivitis - ✔✔- red swollen gum margins that bleed easily
herpes simplex - ✔✔cold sores, clear vesicles with red base that evolve into
pustules, at lip skin junction
papillae - ✔✔rough bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue
parotid glands - ✔✔pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of the ears
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%|GRADE A+|LATEST 2024/2025
Head (inspect, palpate, testing cranaial nerves)
Eyes (inspect)
Ears (inspect, hearing test)
Nose (inspection)
Throat (inspection, palpation) - ✔✔what are the components of the HEENT?
HEENT Exam - ✔✔Overlaps with Cranial Nerve Exam
Usually completed all together
dysphagia - ✔✔difficulty swallowing
goiter - ✔✔increase in size of thyroid gland (occurs in hyperthyroidism)
vertigo - ✔✔sensation of the room or one's own body spinning; not the same as
dizziness
accommodation - ✔✔adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the
curvature of the lens
cataract - ✔✔opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with aging and
gradually obstructs vision
,Conjunctivitis - ✔✔infection of the conjunctiva - "pinkeye"
diplopia - ✔✔double vision
glaucoma - ✔✔group of eye diseases characterized by intraocular pressure
myopia - ✔✔nearsightedness, near vision is better than far
nystagmus - ✔✔involuntary rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball
abnormal
presbyopia - ✔✔decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging
ptosis - ✔✔drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering the pupil
strabismus - ✔✔(squint, crossed eye) disparity of the eye axes
hordeloum - ✔✔(stye) red, painful pustule that is localized infection of hair follicle
at eyelid margin
cerumen - ✔✔yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal
eustachian tube - ✔✔connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows
passage of air
, incus and malleus and stapes - ✔✔What are the bones of the middle ear?
otitis media - ✔✔inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane
pinna - ✔✔outer ear, auricle
tinnitus - ✔✔ringing of the ears
buccal - ✔✔pertaining to the cheek
candidiasis - ✔✔(moniliasis) white cheesy, curd like patch on buccal mucosa due
to superficial fungal infection
epistaxis - ✔✔nosebleed, usually from the anterior septum
gingivitis - ✔✔- red swollen gum margins that bleed easily
herpes simplex - ✔✔cold sores, clear vesicles with red base that evolve into
pustules, at lip skin junction
papillae - ✔✔rough bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue
parotid glands - ✔✔pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of the ears
