Head to Neck

Cards (37)

  • enlargement of facial features
    acromegaly
  • can indicate cushing's syndrome
    moon-shaped face
  • small skull
    microcephaly
  • bulging of protruding eyeballs
    exophthalmos
  • impaired far vision
    myopia
  • impaired near vision
    presbyopia
  • medical term for left eye
    oculus sinister
  • medical term for right eye
    oculus dexter
  • medical term for both eyes
    oculus uterque
  • pupils appear at inner canthus
    pseudostrabismus
  • constant malalignment of eye axis
    strabismus or tropia
  • eyes turn inward
    esotropia
  • eyes turn outward
    exotropia
  • mild weakness in eyes noticeable with cover test
    phoria
  • oscillating or shaking movement of eye
    nystagmus
  • weakness of paralysis of 1 or more extra-ocular muscle
    paralytic strabismus
  • drooping of upper eyelid
    ptosis
  • inverted lower lid
    entropion
  • everted lower eyelid
    ectropion
  • infection caused by stephylococcus aureus (seborrhea)
    blepharitis
  • hair follicle infection
    hordeolum
  • infection of meibomian gland
    chalazion
  • protrusion of eyeballs accompanied by retracted eyelid margins
    exophthalmos
  • pink eye
    conjunctivitis
  • local, noninfectious inflammation of sclera
    episcleritis
  • acronym in assessing eye health and pupils
    PERRLA = Pupils are Equally Round Reactive Light Accomodation
  • constricted and fixed pupils (aka pinpoint pupils)

    miosis
  • pupils of unequal size greater in bright light (trauma or tonic pupil) or dim light (horner's syndrome)

    anisocoria
  • dilated and fixed pupils
    mydriasis
  • 3 smallest bones on the ear
    hammer/malleus, anvil/incus, stirrup/stapes
  • evaluates conduction of sound waves through none to help distinguish between conductive and sensorineural hearing
    weber's test
  • sound waves transmitted by external and middle ear
    conductive hearing
  • sound waves transmitted by inner ear
    sensorineural hearing
  • compares air and bone conduction sounds
    Rinne's test
  • test a patient's equilibrium
    Romberg test
  • whitish curd like patches in mouth
    leukoplakia
  • grading scales for tonsils
    +1 = tonsils are visible
    +2 = tonsils are midway between tonsillar pillars & uvula
    +3 = tonsils touch the uvula
    +4 = tonsils touch each other