HEENT exam questions
with 100% correct
answers
Inspect head/scalp for - ANSWERSsize, shape, symmetry, lesions, lice, signs of trauma
Inspect hair for - ANSWERSdistribution, hair loss, nits
Inspect skin/face for - ANSWERScolor, lesions, expression, symmetry, edema
Palpate head/scalp for - ANSWERSlesions, dryness, nodes, tenderness
palpate TMJ - ANSWERS...
palpate hair for - ANSWERStexture
palpate skin/face for - ANSWERStexture, warmth, lesions and tenderness
Inspect eyes for - ANSWERSposition, symmetry, alignment
Inspect eyelids for - ANSWERSswelling, lesions, erythema
inspect lacrimal apparatus for - ANSWERSswelling, redness, discharge, lesions
, inspect sclera/conjunctiva for - ANSWERSjaundice/color changes, injection, lesions, foreign
bodies, hemorrhages
inspect cornea/lens for - ANSWERSopacities, lesions, scarring
inspect iris for - ANSWERScolor, color changes, pattern, shadows
inspect pupils for - ANSWERSsize, shape, symmetry, corneal light reflex
palpate eyelids/eyes for - ANSWERSwarmth, tenderness, swelling, lesions
inspect pinna/tragus for - ANSWERSlesions, cysts, tophi
palpate pinna/tragus for - ANSWERSwarmth, tenderness, lesions, cysts, tophi
palpate mastoid process - ANSWERS....
inspect auditory canal for - ANSWERSexcessive cerumen, lesions, cracking, discharge, scaling,
drying, swelling,
foreign bodies
inspect TM landmarks - ANSWERScone of light, pars tensa, pars flaccida, short process, umbo,
long handle
inspect TM for - ANSWERSinjection, erythema, bulging, retraction, air/fluid levels, perforation,
bullous myringitis, lesions
with 100% correct
answers
Inspect head/scalp for - ANSWERSsize, shape, symmetry, lesions, lice, signs of trauma
Inspect hair for - ANSWERSdistribution, hair loss, nits
Inspect skin/face for - ANSWERScolor, lesions, expression, symmetry, edema
Palpate head/scalp for - ANSWERSlesions, dryness, nodes, tenderness
palpate TMJ - ANSWERS...
palpate hair for - ANSWERStexture
palpate skin/face for - ANSWERStexture, warmth, lesions and tenderness
Inspect eyes for - ANSWERSposition, symmetry, alignment
Inspect eyelids for - ANSWERSswelling, lesions, erythema
inspect lacrimal apparatus for - ANSWERSswelling, redness, discharge, lesions
, inspect sclera/conjunctiva for - ANSWERSjaundice/color changes, injection, lesions, foreign
bodies, hemorrhages
inspect cornea/lens for - ANSWERSopacities, lesions, scarring
inspect iris for - ANSWERScolor, color changes, pattern, shadows
inspect pupils for - ANSWERSsize, shape, symmetry, corneal light reflex
palpate eyelids/eyes for - ANSWERSwarmth, tenderness, swelling, lesions
inspect pinna/tragus for - ANSWERSlesions, cysts, tophi
palpate pinna/tragus for - ANSWERSwarmth, tenderness, lesions, cysts, tophi
palpate mastoid process - ANSWERS....
inspect auditory canal for - ANSWERSexcessive cerumen, lesions, cracking, discharge, scaling,
drying, swelling,
foreign bodies
inspect TM landmarks - ANSWERScone of light, pars tensa, pars flaccida, short process, umbo,
long handle
inspect TM for - ANSWERSinjection, erythema, bulging, retraction, air/fluid levels, perforation,
bullous myringitis, lesions
