Head
What could asymmetrical facial features indicate?
Bell's palsy or stroke
What does the acronym PERRLA stand for?
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to light, and Accommodation
What are the characteristics of a normal tympanic membrane?
Intact, shiny, translucent, and a pearly gray color
What to do if your patient has an epistaxis?
Direct them to sit up, head tilt forward, and pinch the nose for 5 to 15 minutes
How is herpes simplex type I spread?
Direct contact
Which facial bone is the only one to move?
Mandible
Which cranial nerve allows us to move our eyes down and inward?
Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor nerve)
Purulent drainage and a sudden relief of pain suggests what?
Perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum)
What are the shelf-like structures in your nose called?
Turbinates
What are the expected findings of lymph nodes on palpation?
Soft, mobile, non-tender, bilaterally equal, and less than 1 inch in diameter.
What is the most common type of headache experienced between ages 20 to 40?
Tension Headache
What is the middle layer of the eye called?
Uvea
At what age do you pull the pinna up and back?
3 years old
Thick, purulent discharge from the nose may indicate ____.
Acute sinusitis
What are the two major neck muscles?
Sternomastoid and trapezius
These clinical findings indicate what kind of headache: aura, throbbing unilateral pain that lasts up to 72 hours.
Migraine Headache
___ is an acute infection originating in the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
Hordeolum
The following findings suggests which type of hearing loss: gradual and progressive bilateral deafness, loss of high-pitched tones, and difficulty filtering background noise.
Sensorineural hearing loss
What happens to the turbinates when a patient has allergic rhinitis?
Turbinates are enlarged, boggy and may appear pale or darker red.
Soft white plaques on tongue, buccal mucosa, or posterior pharynx suggest ____.
Candidiasis (thrush)
Which of the primary headaches is the most painful?
Cluster Headache
___ can be caused by local infection of bacteria or virus, allergic reaction, systemic infection, or chemical irritation.
Conjunctivitis
Air conduction should be ___ times as long as the bone conduction.
2
What cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?
Cranial Nerve I (olfactory)
What are the major differences in clinical findings between hypo and hyperthyroidism?
Hyperthyroidism shows findings suggestive of increased metabolism: enlargement of the thyroid gland and exophthalmos.
Hypothyroidism shows findings suggestive of decreased metabolism: depressed affect and patients seem to move in slow motion.