Head/Neck
Thyroid gland
What is being assessed when the trachea is displaced and a client swallows?
“You can read at 20 feet what most people can read at 60 feet.”
What is 20/60?
Excessive Cerumen
What is a common cause of conductive hearing loss?
Deviated septum.
Submental
What is the lymph node under the chin?
Lymph node behind the ear.
What is postauricular?
What is an assessment for peripheral vision?
How to straighten the ear canal in an adult?
Pink nasal muscosa
What is a normal finding of the nasal muscosa?
Tonsils half way to the uvula
What is 2+ tonsil grading?
Uvula rise with phonation
What is a normal response?
Snellen Test
What is the assessment for visual acuity?
Whisper Test
What is an assessment for gross hearing?
What is occurring when light is shown in one nostril and comes out the opposite nostril?
Pain with chewing, popping and snapping.
What is temporal mandibular joint disorder?
Normocephalic, hair distribution, and symmetry
What are components of the head assessment?
PERRLA
What is pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation?
What is the red light reflex?
Nasal Patency
What is part of the nasal assessment?
Tonsils touching each other
What is a grade 4+ tonsils?
Nonpalpable lymph node
What is a normal finding for lymph node assessment?
Dilate when focus on a far object
What is accommodation?
Finger Rub
What is one assessment for gross hearing?
Olfactory
What is cranial nerve one?
Mucosal Gutter
Where does oral cancer usually occur?