[NSG 316 Topic 7]
NSG 316 Topic 7
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1. what are normal o Facial bones and orbits appear more prominent,
appearances in o Facial skin sags resulting from decreased elasticity,
the aging adults o Decreased subcutaneous fat, and
head face and o Decreased moisture in skin
neck o Lower face may look smaller if teeth have been lost
2. tension Bandlike tightness, viselike. Nonthrobbing, nonpulsatile
headache -Usually both sides, across frontal, temporal, and/or occipital region of head:
forehead, sides, and back of head.
3. Migraine Pain is often behind the eyes, the temples, or forehead. Throbbing, pulsating,
headache characterized by trobbing pain on one side (but can be bilateral)
4. cluster headache Rare HA that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral, with autonomic signs Always
one-sided. Often behind or around the eye, temple, forehead, cheek. Continuous,
burning, piercing, excruciating
5. inspection of the inspect the general size and shape
skull
6. palpation of the skull normally feels symmetric and smooth
skull
7. where is teh tem- above zygomatic (cheek) bone between eye and top of ear
poral artery
8. how do have the patient open/close the mouth
you check ABNORMAL: hearing or feeling any clicks
the temporo-
mandibular joint
(TMJ)
9.
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inspection of the Note facial expression and appropriateness to behavior or reported mood
face NOTE SYMMETRY
10. what are some Coarse facial features, exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyes), changes in skin
abnormal facial color or pigmentation, or abnormal swellings
stuctures
11. how do you pal- one hand palpates and teh other displaces
pate the thyroid
gland
12. if the thy- auscultate for bruit (turbulent blood flow)
roid gland is
enlarged, what
needs to be done
13. when checking pulsation is just below the angle of the jaw and normal is when there is no unusual
pulsation of teh pulsations while person is in the sitting position
carotid, what
is normal and
where would you
see it?
14. what is normal nodes feel moveable
to detect when discrete
palpating lymph soft and
nodes? nontender
15. if the lymph node Location, size, shape, delimitation (discrete or matted together), mobility, consis-
is palpable, what tency, and tenderness
should be noted?
16. check the area they drain for the source of the problem
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if the lymph
nodes are en-
larged or tender,
what should be
done?
17. what would you area tends to be larger and swllen as the lymph node helps drainage
see if a patient
has lymph nodes
removed?
18. how many 10
groups of lymph
nodes nees to be
palpated
19. what is the o Preauricular
systematic pat- o Posterior auricular
tern for palpat- o Occipital
ing lymph nodes? o Jugulodigastric
o Submandibular
o Submental
o Superficial cervical
o Deep cervical
o Posterior cervical
o Supraclavicular
20. Preauricular in front of ear
21. posterior auricu- behind the ear
lar
22. occipital behind the head at the base of the skull
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NSG 316 Topic 7
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1. what are normal o Facial bones and orbits appear more prominent,
appearances in o Facial skin sags resulting from decreased elasticity,
the aging adults o Decreased subcutaneous fat, and
head face and o Decreased moisture in skin
neck o Lower face may look smaller if teeth have been lost
2. tension Bandlike tightness, viselike. Nonthrobbing, nonpulsatile
headache -Usually both sides, across frontal, temporal, and/or occipital region of head:
forehead, sides, and back of head.
3. Migraine Pain is often behind the eyes, the temples, or forehead. Throbbing, pulsating,
headache characterized by trobbing pain on one side (but can be bilateral)
4. cluster headache Rare HA that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral, with autonomic signs Always
one-sided. Often behind or around the eye, temple, forehead, cheek. Continuous,
burning, piercing, excruciating
5. inspection of the inspect the general size and shape
skull
6. palpation of the skull normally feels symmetric and smooth
skull
7. where is teh tem- above zygomatic (cheek) bone between eye and top of ear
poral artery
8. how do have the patient open/close the mouth
you check ABNORMAL: hearing or feeling any clicks
the temporo-
mandibular joint
(TMJ)
9.
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NSG 316 Topic 7
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inspection of the Note facial expression and appropriateness to behavior or reported mood
face NOTE SYMMETRY
10. what are some Coarse facial features, exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyes), changes in skin
abnormal facial color or pigmentation, or abnormal swellings
stuctures
11. how do you pal- one hand palpates and teh other displaces
pate the thyroid
gland
12. if the thy- auscultate for bruit (turbulent blood flow)
roid gland is
enlarged, what
needs to be done
13. when checking pulsation is just below the angle of the jaw and normal is when there is no unusual
pulsation of teh pulsations while person is in the sitting position
carotid, what
is normal and
where would you
see it?
14. what is normal nodes feel moveable
to detect when discrete
palpating lymph soft and
nodes? nontender
15. if the lymph node Location, size, shape, delimitation (discrete or matted together), mobility, consis-
is palpable, what tency, and tenderness
should be noted?
16. check the area they drain for the source of the problem
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NSG 316 Topic 7
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if the lymph
nodes are en-
larged or tender,
what should be
done?
17. what would you area tends to be larger and swllen as the lymph node helps drainage
see if a patient
has lymph nodes
removed?
18. how many 10
groups of lymph
nodes nees to be
palpated
19. what is the o Preauricular
systematic pat- o Posterior auricular
tern for palpat- o Occipital
ing lymph nodes? o Jugulodigastric
o Submandibular
o Submental
o Superficial cervical
o Deep cervical
o Posterior cervical
o Supraclavicular
20. Preauricular in front of ear
21. posterior auricu- behind the ear
lar
22. occipital behind the head at the base of the skull
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