MOUTH AND THROAT

• Cyanosis - vasoconstriction or hypoxia, loss of oxygen
• Cheilitis - inflammation of lips, lip licking
• Cheilosis - fissures at corners of lips, deficiency of B vitamins
• Halitosis - gastrointestinal problem, poor oral hygiene
• Chancre - single, painless ulcer of primary syphillis
• Angioedema - allergic response based on client's allergic stimulus
• Dental Caries - caused by the action of acids on the enamel surface
• Discoloration of teeth - Chemicals or medications
• Gum hyperplasia - can occur as a direct result of inflammation
• Gum recession - poor dental hygiene, vitamin deficiency or aggressive tooth brushing
• Pale or gray gingivae - chronic gingivities
• Allergic stomatitis - Reddened, inflamed oral mucosa, sometimes accompanied by ulcerations
• aphthous ulcer - Benign and non – contagious
• Leukoplakia - White, adherent mucosal thickening
• Absence of papillae - reddened mucosa, ulcerations, caused by allergy, inflammatory or infectious cause
• Glossitis - occurs when the tongue becomes inflamed, due to infections, allergic reactions, and injuries, among other causes
• postnasal drainage - Yellowish or green streaks of drainage on the posterior wall
• hypertrophy - poor oral hygiene
• exudative pharyngitis - associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia
• erythema - inflammatory response, typically associated with infectious pharyngitis
• scattered vesicles/ulcerations - herpangina
• 1+ - grading what you see, tonsils extend to arches
• 2+ - grading what you see, tonsils extend just beyond arches
• 3+ - grading what you see, tonsils approximate the uvula
• 4+ - grading what you see, tonsils meet midline