Final Exam- Nur 3065 HAENT, Head, Face, Neck,
Lymph, Skin, Hair, Nails QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
What does the tympanic membrane seprate? - answersexternal ear and middle ear, oval and translucent
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(pearly-grey)
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What is the function of the middle ear? - answersconduct sound vibrations from outer ear to central hearing
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apparatus in the inner ear
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What do the eustachian tubes connect? - answersmiddle ear to nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure of
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tympanic membrane (normally closed, opens with yawning or swallowing)
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What is decubiti? - answerspressure sore; look for it if on supplemental oxygen from oxygen tubing
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What is the tragus? - answersprojects immediately in front of ear canal
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What is the pinna? - answersouter ear
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Where is the mastoid bone? - answersbehind the ear
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What should you do during the otoscopic exam? - answerschoose largest speculum that fits in ear canal
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comfortably; note redness, swelling, lesions, foreign bodies, discharge
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What is otitis media? - answersdiscoloration of drum (yellow or amber) suggesting non-clear fluid behind
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TM or it is red
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What is not normal for ear wax? - answersimpacted cerumen
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What is a pressure equalizing tube? - answersdecrease ear infections: allows for draining
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What does the tuning fork measure? - answersair conduction (more sensitive) and bone conduction; sound
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vibrates through cranial bones to inner ear
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What is the weber test? - answersPlace the base of a struck tuning fork on the bridge of the forehead, nose,
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or teeth. In a normal test, there is no lateralization of sound. With unilateral conductive loss, sound
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lateralizes toward affected ear. With unilateral sensorineural loss, sound lateralizes to the normal or better-
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hearing side. ix
What is the rinne test? - answerstap tuning fork and place it near base of mastoid bone, then ask the patient
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to say when they can no longer hear the sound, then move the tuning fork near the ear canal, then ask the
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patient to say when they no longer hear the sound (normal--air conduction 2x as bone conduction)
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What are expected findings in geriatrics? - answershigh tone hearing loss, eardrums whiter, corse wiry hairs
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What is epistaxis? - answersnose bleed
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What is anosmia? - answersloss of smell
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, What are turbinates? - answerslayers of bone within the nasal cavity; normal--vascular/tender when
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touched, red, no polyps, not normal--swollen
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What is a normal finding during sinus palpation? - answerspressure (not pain)
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What does HSV1 do to the mouth? - answersviral infection that manifests as a sore on lip
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What is cheilitis? - answerscracking at corners of lips; yeast infections w/ depressed immune systems
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What do you see with CO poisoning? - answerscyanotic, cherry red
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What do you see with lead poisoning? - answersdark lines gums
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When can gum hypertrophy happen? - answerspregnancy, puberty
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Where are oral malignancies more likely to develop? - answersunder tongue (white patches, nodules,
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ulcerations)
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What are some abnormal mouth and throat findings? - answersbeefy red, glossy, dry mouth, black hairy
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tongue (meds), tremors (hyperthroidism)
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What are kissing tonsils? - answers4+ swelling of tonsils
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What is leukoplakia? - answersthickened, white patches form on gums, cheeks or tongue; tobacco or
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irritation can cause this
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What is black hairy tongue? - answerselongation of filiform papillae and painless overgrowth of mycelial
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threads of fungus infection on the tongue
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What is angioedema? - answersskin of face around mouth, mucosa of mouth, throat, tongue swell up;
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allergens, meds (ACE inhibitors); airway obstruction and suffocation risk
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What is thrush? - answersyeast infection (opportunistic infections) of the mouth; white, cheesy patch on
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tongue
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What is meth mouth? - answersvasoconstriction, reduced saliva production, stimulant illicit drugs
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What kind of breathers are children? - answersnose breathers
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What is cleft palate and cleft lip? - answersdeformity caused by abnormal facial dev during gestation; fissure
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or opening, non-fusion
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What is a consideration for cleft palate and cleft lip? - answersnutrition problems (aspiration)
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What are sutures? - answersimmovable joints of the skull
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Where is the thyroid? - answersstraddles trachea in the middle of the neck
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What is a goiter? - answersenlargement of the thyroid gland
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Where are lymph nodes accessible? - answershead and neck, arms, axillae, inguinal region
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Where is the preauricular lymph node? - answersin front of the ear, 1
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Where is the posterior auricular lymph node? - answersbehind the ear, 2
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Lymph, Skin, Hair, Nails QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
What does the tympanic membrane seprate? - answersexternal ear and middle ear, oval and translucent
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(pearly-grey)
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What is the function of the middle ear? - answersconduct sound vibrations from outer ear to central hearing
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apparatus in the inner ear
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What do the eustachian tubes connect? - answersmiddle ear to nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure of
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tympanic membrane (normally closed, opens with yawning or swallowing)
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What is decubiti? - answerspressure sore; look for it if on supplemental oxygen from oxygen tubing
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What is the tragus? - answersprojects immediately in front of ear canal
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What is the pinna? - answersouter ear
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Where is the mastoid bone? - answersbehind the ear
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What should you do during the otoscopic exam? - answerschoose largest speculum that fits in ear canal
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comfortably; note redness, swelling, lesions, foreign bodies, discharge
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What is otitis media? - answersdiscoloration of drum (yellow or amber) suggesting non-clear fluid behind
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TM or it is red
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What is not normal for ear wax? - answersimpacted cerumen
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What is a pressure equalizing tube? - answersdecrease ear infections: allows for draining
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What does the tuning fork measure? - answersair conduction (more sensitive) and bone conduction; sound
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vibrates through cranial bones to inner ear
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What is the weber test? - answersPlace the base of a struck tuning fork on the bridge of the forehead, nose,
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or teeth. In a normal test, there is no lateralization of sound. With unilateral conductive loss, sound
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lateralizes toward affected ear. With unilateral sensorineural loss, sound lateralizes to the normal or better-
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hearing side. ix
What is the rinne test? - answerstap tuning fork and place it near base of mastoid bone, then ask the patient
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to say when they can no longer hear the sound, then move the tuning fork near the ear canal, then ask the
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patient to say when they no longer hear the sound (normal--air conduction 2x as bone conduction)
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What are expected findings in geriatrics? - answershigh tone hearing loss, eardrums whiter, corse wiry hairs
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What is epistaxis? - answersnose bleed
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What is anosmia? - answersloss of smell
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, What are turbinates? - answerslayers of bone within the nasal cavity; normal--vascular/tender when
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touched, red, no polyps, not normal--swollen
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What is a normal finding during sinus palpation? - answerspressure (not pain)
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What does HSV1 do to the mouth? - answersviral infection that manifests as a sore on lip
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What is cheilitis? - answerscracking at corners of lips; yeast infections w/ depressed immune systems
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What do you see with CO poisoning? - answerscyanotic, cherry red
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What do you see with lead poisoning? - answersdark lines gums
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When can gum hypertrophy happen? - answerspregnancy, puberty
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Where are oral malignancies more likely to develop? - answersunder tongue (white patches, nodules,
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ulcerations)
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What are some abnormal mouth and throat findings? - answersbeefy red, glossy, dry mouth, black hairy
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tongue (meds), tremors (hyperthroidism)
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What are kissing tonsils? - answers4+ swelling of tonsils
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What is leukoplakia? - answersthickened, white patches form on gums, cheeks or tongue; tobacco or
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irritation can cause this
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What is black hairy tongue? - answerselongation of filiform papillae and painless overgrowth of mycelial
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threads of fungus infection on the tongue
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What is angioedema? - answersskin of face around mouth, mucosa of mouth, throat, tongue swell up;
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allergens, meds (ACE inhibitors); airway obstruction and suffocation risk
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What is thrush? - answersyeast infection (opportunistic infections) of the mouth; white, cheesy patch on
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tongue
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What is meth mouth? - answersvasoconstriction, reduced saliva production, stimulant illicit drugs
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What kind of breathers are children? - answersnose breathers
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What is cleft palate and cleft lip? - answersdeformity caused by abnormal facial dev during gestation; fissure
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or opening, non-fusion
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What is a consideration for cleft palate and cleft lip? - answersnutrition problems (aspiration)
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What are sutures? - answersimmovable joints of the skull
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Where is the thyroid? - answersstraddles trachea in the middle of the neck
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What is a goiter? - answersenlargement of the thyroid gland
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Where are lymph nodes accessible? - answershead and neck, arms, axillae, inguinal region
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Where is the preauricular lymph node? - answersin front of the ear, 1
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Where is the posterior auricular lymph node? - answersbehind the ear, 2
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