Health assessment midterms mouth, throat, nose, ABNORMAl

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  • Dry and cracked lips indication from Dehydration
  • Lesion or ulcers, visual infection indicate Lip cancer
  • Most common site for lip cancer is Lower lip
  • Most lip cancer is Squamous Carcinoma
  • Pallor of the lips (circumolar of the lips) indicates Anemia or Shock
  • Bluish (cyanotic lips) indicates Hypoxia
  • Reddish lips may seen in Ketoacidosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Receding Gums exposed the tooth and root
  • Red swollen gums that bleed easily is Gingivitis, Scurvy (Vitamin B12 dificiency), leukemia
  • Receding gums & loss of teeth seen w/ Periodontitis
  • Enlarged, reddened guns (hyperplasia) ex; medication Phenytoin
  • Chalky-white raised patches is seen in alcohol use, heavy smoking, chronic irritation is Leukoplakia
  • Whitish curd-like patches scrafe off over reddened mucosa bleed easily Candida Albicans (thrush)
  • Tiny whitish spots that lie over reddened mucosa a early sign of Measles
  • Brown latches may inidcate Addison Disease (chronic adrenocorticiid insufficiency)
  • Reddened opening of stensen is seen with mumps
  • Deep longitudinal fissure of the tongue Dehydration
  • Black hairy tongue cause Hyposalivation
  • Smooth, shiny tongue w/o palpation us Vitamin B12 Dificiency
  • Raised whitish feathery areas cannot be scraped off Hairy Leukoplakia seek in HIV and AIDS
  • Enlarged t of tongue suggest Hypothyroidism, Acromeglay, Down Syndrome
  • Small tongue suggest Malnutrition
  • The are that is most common site for oral cancer is Underneath The Tongue
  • Canker Sores sides of the tongue of the client Chemotherapy
  • Most common site for Tongue Cancer is Side Of the Tongue
  • Decreased tongue strength may occur Defect Of Cranial Nerves Hypoglossal
  • Deep purple raised or flat lesion may indicate Kaposi Sarcoma Usually seen Aids
  • Opening of the hard palate knowns as Cleft Palate
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis is Fruit Acetone Breathe
  • Ammonia Odor for kidney disease
  • Foul odor is sign of respiratory infection
  • Fecal Breath us bowel obstruction
  • Sulfur Odor liver disease
  • Assymetric position of uvula is Stroke
  • 1+ normal rate of tonsils
  • 2+, 3+, 4+ (tonsils are red, enlargement abnormal
  • 1+ Tonsils are visible
  • 2+ Tonsils are midway between tonsil pillars & uvula
  • 3+ Tonsils touch the uvula
  • 4+ Tonsils touch each other