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3 parts of pharynx |
1. Nasopharynx 2. Oropharynx 3. Laryngopharynx |
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3 roles of nose in respiratory system |
1. Filtering 2. Warming 3. Humidifying air |
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The internal and external nose are divided vertically by the |
Nasal septum |
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The most common site of nosebleeds |
Kiesselbach's area |
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Four pairs of paranasal sinuses |
1. Maxillary sinuses 2. Frontal sinuses 3. Ethmoidal sinuses 4. Sphenoidal sinuses |
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Located on the cheeks below the eyes |
Maxillary sinuses |
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Located above the eyebrows |
Frontal sinuses |
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Located behind the eyes and nose in the head |
Ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses |
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Used to examine the nostrils |
Colossal otoscope or nasal speculum |
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Observe the patient's nose for (3) |
1. Position 2. Symmetry 3. Color |
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If discharge is present, note the (3) |
1. Color 2. Quantity 3. Consistency |
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In palpating the nose, assess for (4) |
1. Pain 2. Tenderness 3. Swelling 4. Deformity |
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In palpating the lymph nodes, using the finger pads of both hands, bilaterally palpate the chain of lymph nodes in the following sequence (10) |
1. Preauricular 2. Postauricular 3. Occipital 4. Tonsillar 5. Submandibular 6. Submental 7. Superficial cervical 8. Posterior cervical 9. Deep anterior cervical 10. Supraclavicular |
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When assessing the neck, remember to (5) |
Swelling Pulsations Enlargement Neck masses Distention |
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Refers to nosebleed |
Epistaxis |
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Refers to nostril dilation that occurs during inspiration |
Flaring |
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Refers to obstruction of the nasal mucous membranes accompanied by secretions |
Stuffiness and discharge |
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3 nose abnormalities |
1. Epistaxis 2. Flaring 3. Stuffiness and discharge |
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4 mouth abnormalities |
1. Herpes simplex (type 1) 2. Angioedema 3. Leukoplakia 4. Candidiasis |
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A recurrent viral infection, is caused by human herpesvirus |
Herpes simplex (type 1) |
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Commonly associated with urticaria, is usually caused by an allergic reaction |
Angioedema |
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Involves painless, white patches that appear on the tongue or the mucous membranes of the mouth |
Leukoplakia |
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Causes cream-colored or white patches on the tongue, mouth or pharynx |
Candidiasis |
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5 throat abnormalities |
1. Dysphagia 2. Throat pain 3. Tonsillitis 4. Pharyngitis 5. Diphtheria |
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Refers to difficulty swallowing |
Dysphagia |
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Commonly known as sore throat |
Throat pain |
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Refers to discomfort in any part of the pharynx |
Throat pain |
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May produce dysphagia, fever, swelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes, and redness in throat |
Tonsillitis |
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A white exudate appears on the tonsils |
Exudative tonsillitis |
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Commonly begins with a mild to severe sore throat |
Acute tonsillitis |
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Is an acute or chronic inflammation of the pharynx that produces a sore throat and slight difficulty swallowing |
Pharyngitis |
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Is an acute, highly contagious, toxin-mediated infection caused by Corynebacterium diphteriae |
Diphtheria |
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3 neck abnormalities |
1. Simple (nontoxic goiter) 2. Graves' disease (toxic goiter) 3. Toxic multinodular goiter |
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Involves thyroid gland enlargement that isn't caused by inflammation or a neoplasm |
Simple (nontoxic goiter) |
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The most common form of thyrotoxicosis, a metabolic imbalance that results from thyroid hormone overproduction |
Graves' disease (toxic goiter) |
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Common in the elderly and is a form of thyrotoxicosis that involves overproduction of thyroid hormone by one or more autonomously functioning nodules within a diffusely enlarged gland |
Toxic multinodular goiter |