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Preauricular nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in front of the ear
Posterior auricular node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔superficial to the mastoid process
(behind the ear)
Occipital node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔at the base of the skull posteriorly
,Tonsillar node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔at the angle of the mandible
Submandibular node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔midway between the angle and the
tip of the mandible. These nodes are usually smaller and smoother than the
lobulated subman-dibular gland against which they lie
Submental nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in the midline a few centi-meters behind
the tip of the mandible
Superficial cervical nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔superficial to the
sternocleidomastoid.
Posterior cervical nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔along the anterior edge of the
trapezius.
Deep cervical chain lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔deep to the ster-
nocleidomastoid and often inaccessible to examination. Hook your thumb
and fingers around either side of the sterno-cleidomastoid muscle to find
them.
Supraclavicular nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔deep in the angle formed by the
clavicle and the sterno-cleidomastoid.
,shotty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Small, mobile, discrete, nontender nodes, are
frequently found in normal people
physical assessment techniques - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inspection - visual
examination; Palpation - tactile examination; Percussion - tactile and
auditory examination; Auscultation - auditory examination
head and neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Begin the physical assessment by
inspecting
general appearance of head/neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔facial expression,
contours, asymmetry
comprehensive assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Seeing patient for first time;
Includes all the elements of the health history and the complete physical
examination; fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient
that strengthens the clinician-patient relationship; provides a complete
basis for assessing these concerns and answering patient questions
focused assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chief complaint such as cough,
abdominal pain, sore throat, etc. or a follow-up for a chronic illness; Your
history and physical will be much more focused on the chief complaint as
you begin diagnosis and management
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, basic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maximize patient's comfort, avoid unnecessary
changes in position, enhance clinical efficiency, move head to toe, examine
the patient from their right side
active listening - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closely attending to what the patient is
communicating, connecting to the patient's emotional state, and using
verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand on his or her
feelings and concerns
Empathic responses - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the capacity to identify with the
patient and feel the patient's pain as your own, then respond in a
supportive manner
Guided questioning - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔show your sustained interest in the
patient's feelings and deepest disclosures and allows the interviewer to
facilitate full communication, in the patient's own words, without
interruption.
Nonverbal communication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eye contact, facial expression,
posture, head position and movement such as shaking or nodding,
interpersonal distance, and placement of the arms or legs—crossed,
neutral, or open
version|Comprehensive
questions and verified
answers/accurate
solutions|Already graded A+
Preauricular nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in front of the ear
Posterior auricular node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔superficial to the mastoid process
(behind the ear)
Occipital node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔at the base of the skull posteriorly
,Tonsillar node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔at the angle of the mandible
Submandibular node - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔midway between the angle and the
tip of the mandible. These nodes are usually smaller and smoother than the
lobulated subman-dibular gland against which they lie
Submental nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in the midline a few centi-meters behind
the tip of the mandible
Superficial cervical nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔superficial to the
sternocleidomastoid.
Posterior cervical nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔along the anterior edge of the
trapezius.
Deep cervical chain lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔deep to the ster-
nocleidomastoid and often inaccessible to examination. Hook your thumb
and fingers around either side of the sterno-cleidomastoid muscle to find
them.
Supraclavicular nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔deep in the angle formed by the
clavicle and the sterno-cleidomastoid.
,shotty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Small, mobile, discrete, nontender nodes, are
frequently found in normal people
physical assessment techniques - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inspection - visual
examination; Palpation - tactile examination; Percussion - tactile and
auditory examination; Auscultation - auditory examination
head and neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Begin the physical assessment by
inspecting
general appearance of head/neck - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔facial expression,
contours, asymmetry
comprehensive assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Seeing patient for first time;
Includes all the elements of the health history and the complete physical
examination; fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient
that strengthens the clinician-patient relationship; provides a complete
basis for assessing these concerns and answering patient questions
focused assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chief complaint such as cough,
abdominal pain, sore throat, etc. or a follow-up for a chronic illness; Your
history and physical will be much more focused on the chief complaint as
you begin diagnosis and management
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, basic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maximize patient's comfort, avoid unnecessary
changes in position, enhance clinical efficiency, move head to toe, examine
the patient from their right side
active listening - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closely attending to what the patient is
communicating, connecting to the patient's emotional state, and using
verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand on his or her
feelings and concerns
Empathic responses - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the capacity to identify with the
patient and feel the patient's pain as your own, then respond in a
supportive manner
Guided questioning - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔show your sustained interest in the
patient's feelings and deepest disclosures and allows the interviewer to
facilitate full communication, in the patient's own words, without
interruption.
Nonverbal communication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eye contact, facial expression,
posture, head position and movement such as shaking or nodding,
interpersonal distance, and placement of the arms or legs—crossed,
neutral, or open
