HEAD
Joe's head is normocephalic. What does this mean?
Head is normal to inspection and palpation
Mrs. Thornton has a left carotid bruit on auscultation. What does this mean?
There is the sound of abnormal turbulent blood flow in the carotid.
What does the "Tug test" indicate?
Tug test elicits pain associated with external otitis.
What distance from the patient should a Rosenbaum Eye Chart be held?
14 inches
Name the facial sinuses.
Frontal
Maxillary
Ethmoid
What are "shotty" lymph nodes?
Small, mobile, discrete, nontender nodes, sometimes termed “shotty,” are frequently found in normal people.
Where is the sternal notch?
The suprasternal notch, also known as the fossa jugularis sternalis, or jugular notch, or Plender gap is a large, visible dip in between the neck in humans, between the clavicles, and above the manubrium of the sternum.
In normal hearing, which transmits sound better? Bone conduction or air condiuction?
Air conduction.
What is the "red reflex"?
The red reflex refers to the reddish-orange reflection of light from the back of the eye, or fundus, observed when using an ophthalmoscope.
Loss of spontaneous venous pulsation on ophthamoscopic examination suggests what?
Increased intracranial pressure.
Where are deep cervical nodes located?
Deep cervical chain—deep in the SCM muscle and often inaccessible to examination. Hook your thumb and fingers around either side of the SCM muscle to find them.
What structure(s) lies between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
In a senrorineural hearing deficit, what are the results of the Rinne test in each ear?
Air is better than bone in both but the normal ear will perceive the sound longer and louder that the abnormal ear:
Normal ear A>B (air better than bone)
Abnormal ear a>b (air better than bone but not as good as the normal ear.
A patient has 20/60 vision in her left eye. What does this mean?
The patient sees at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 60 feet.
Where is the opening of Stenson's duct?
2nd upper molar
Tonsillar
Submandibular
Submental
Where is the isthmus of the thyroid located?
Below the cricoid cartilage.
If the Weber test laterializes to the right ear, what does this indicate?
The patient has EITHER a conduction deficit on the right or a neurosensory deficit on the left.
What is the accepted medical abbreviation for "both eyes"?
OU - OS is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase Oculus Sinister, meaning left eye. “oculus uterque,” Latin for “both eyes.
OD - OD is an abbreviation for Oculus Dexter which is the Latin term for right eye.
OS - OS is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase Oculus Sinister, meaning left eye.
There is perforation of the nares on physical examination. What history should you elicit from the patient?
Illicit drug use, viz., cocaine
Who was Virchow of Virchow's node?
Where is the preferred location in the neck to establish an emergency airway?
Cricothyroid membrane
Who was Weber and Rinne?
The Rinne test was named after German otologist Heinrich Adolf Rinne (1819–1868),a German otologist born in Vlotho an der Weser and practiced medicine in the city of Göttingen
The Weber test was named after Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878), a German physician who is considered one of the founders of experimental psychology.
Who was Marcus Gunn?
What is the proper medical name for a Marcus Gunn pupil?
Relative afferent pupillary defect