Anatomy
The sternomastoid and trapezius
What are the major muscles of the neck?
It's many appearances and expressions can reflect mood
What is the face?
Part of the immune system the drains white blood cells and lymphocytes.
What is the lymph system?
Temporary loss of brain function from a blow to the head
What is a concussion?
Symptom assessment acronym
What is PQRSTU?
Another word for the lower jaw
What is the mandible?
A disease that causes swollen parotid glands
What is the mumps?
The proper way to assess a lymph node
What is use gentle pressure as you progress in a consistent and systematic way?
Vice like pain across forehead or base of skull
What are the symptoms of a stress headache?
The difference between perspiration and diaphoresis
What is perspiration is a response to activity or environment, diaphoresis accompanies an increased metabolic rate.
An important endocrine gland
What is the thyroid?
Areas in which the symmetry of the face are assessed
What is the nasolabial folds, palpebral fissues, eyebrows, smile?
Bloodwork to screen for hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
What is TSH, T3 & T4?
Confusion, headaches, temporary memory loss, speech problems, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision
What are signs of a concussion?
Examples of reporting acronyms
What are IDRAW SBAR?
This muscle divides the neck region in the anterior and posterior cervical triangles
What is the sternomastoid muscle?
Involuntary movements of the face
What are facial tics?
Auscultate the thyroid
What additional assessment you should perform if the thyroid is enlarged?
Most common cause of concussions
What are sports injuries?
Example of a multidimensional pain assessment model
What is pain inventory, Edmonton symptom assessment, PAINAD, FLACC, Calgary assessment tool, ...
Two fontanelles assessed in infants
What are the anterior and posterior fontanelles?
Normocephalic, no lumps, no lesions, no tenderness
What is documentation for an objective assessment of a normal head?
Lymph node located just above and behind the clavicle at the sternomastoid muscle
What is the supraclavicular lymph node?
Wearing protective equipment, wearing seat belts, proper head support for infants
What are health promotion topics?
Communication strategies abbreviated to SOLER
What is sitting squarely, open posture, lean forward, eye contact, relax?