Skin/Nails
H/Face/Nose
Ears
Eyes
M/Neck/Thr
100
urticaria
What is the name for hives (usually due to an allergic reaction)
100
The 2 types of turbinates located symmetrically in the naris
What are the middle and inferior turbinates
100
tinnitus
What is ringing, crackling or buzzing in the ear
100
diagnostic positions test
What is the test that examines the six cardinal fields of gaze
100
2+ tonsils
What is the tonsillar enlargement grading system that describes tonsils that are halfway between the tonisllar pillars and uvula in size
200
3+
What is the grade assigned to edema that remains pitted for a short time when compressed.
200
maxillary sinuses
What are the sinuses located in the maxilla, along the sides of the nasal cavity
200
up and back
What is the direction that you hold the pinna in an adult or older child prior to inserting the otoscope
200
red and moist
What is usual inspection findings of the conjunctiva
200
Epistaxis
What is a bleeding nose
300
acrochordons
What are skin tags
300
symmetry, appearance and presence of swelling
What are the aspects of the face you would examine
300
AC>BC
What is a usual result of the Rinne test measuring sound and conduction loss
300
dilation of the pupil for far away and constriction of pupil for close items
What is accomodation - close is at 7-8cm
300
Bruxism
What is grinding one's teeth
400
Colour, texture, distribution, lesions
What are 4 things you look for when inpecting and palpating the hair and scalp.
400
"What caused you to have the fall that resulted in this enlarged, tender mass on your head?"
What is a question asked related to the hisotry of present illness
400
Greater than 10 degrees from vertical
What is an unusual positioning of a child's ears (low set ears)
400
PERRLA
What is pupils equal and reactive to light
400
Short neck or webbing
What is a sign of a possible congenital abnormality
500
An unusual profile sign
What is the sign that alerts the nurse to clubbing of the nails. An angle of 180 degrees is indicative of early clubbing
500
A disease produced from a lower motor neuron lesion
What is Bell's Palsy
500
SKILL DEMONSTRATION: complete a whisper test
30-60cm from person, shield mouth to prevent lip reading, tests for hearing loss
500
DEMONSTRATION - test for near vision
test over 40, 35cm from face, jaeger card, 14/14 is normal, can also use newspaper as print is similar size
500
DEMONSTRATION!!! Thyroid palpation using an anterior approach
tip head forward and to the right, right thumb displace trachea, palpate with left thumb as free fingers hook around the SCM
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