Head and Face
Eyes
Ears and Nose
Mouth and Neck
Show your skills
100
What cranial nerves are you assessing when you examine the face?
Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal) and VII (Facial)
100
What is PERRLA? and what does it mean?
PEERLA is how you document the eye response. It stands for Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light Accommodation.
100
What do the paranasal sinuses help do?
Lighten the weight of the skull, and add to the quality of the voice.
100
Bucal mucosa should be... (looking for three things)
pink, moist, shiny
100
How do you palpate and percuss the frontal and Maxillary sinuses? (Please demonstrate)
(we're just going to trust you did this one right... It's probably in your book somewhere. Or ask your lab teacher!)
200
When you palpate the head you are checking for? (6 items)
size, contour, obvious deformities , depressions, masses, and pain
200
How many cranial nerves do you have to assess for the eye? and name them?
II Optic III Oculomotor IV Trochlear VI Abducens
200
How do you assess the patency of the nares?
Have the pt hold one nostril close and breath out of the other side.
200
When assessing cranial nerve IX (glossopharyngeal) and X (vagus), what do you have the pt do? ;)
Say "Ah" and swallow
200
Please palpate the lymph nodes in the right order
We're going to trust you did this one right too
300
When you palpate the TMJ, what are you feeling for?
Crepitations, tenderness, and movement
300
What is a snellen chart?
It's an eye chart used by eye care professionals and others to measure visual acuity
300
How do you assess the integrity of CN I (olfactory)?
Identify odors
300
Name 3 of the structures YOU'LL be assessing in the mouth
Lips, Tongue, Teeth, Saliva, Hard Palate, Soft Palate, Tonsils, Gums, Uvula, Pharynx
300
Assess CN XI (Accessory)
Shoulder shrug, and ROM with of neck with resistance
400
When you ask the pt to raise eyebrows, smile, frown, puff cheeks, wrinkle nose, or whistle; what are you assessing?
Motor functions for cranial nerve VII (facial)
400
Name 4 of the "landmarks" of the anterior eye?
eyelashes, lid, conjunctiva, iris, sclera, Lacrimal apparatus, inner canthus, pupil, cornea, lens
400
What tests does the nurse perform to assess the quality of the hearing?
Weber and Rinne
400
What rating would you give these tonsils? 1-4 http://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0915/afp20100915p669-uf1.jpg
4
400
Demonstrate what you would do for the Weber Test
hit a tuning fork, place the tuning fork centrally on the head, ask pt if they hear the sound in one or both ears.
500
How do you assess CN V (trigeminal)? (you need to know both sensory and motor)
Sensory: Light touch and pain (cotton ball and wood stick would be an example) Motor: Facial symmetry and masseter strength
500
Explain the difference between a normal eye, myopia, and hyperopia
Myopia is nearsightedness, hyperopia is farsightedness
500
When inspecting the inner ear, name two things you're looking for when you shine your light on the tympanic membrane
color, bulging, landmarks, light reflex, mobility
500
position/alignment, posture, and deformities.
When inspecting the neck and trachea you're looking for...
500
Inspect for lid lag
Check the eye lid
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