ADVANCED ASSESSMENT: HEENT
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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Actinic cheilitis is a condition of the lower lip most commonly seen
in - ✔✔fair-skinned men who work outdoors
-results from excessive exposure to sunlight and generally affects
the lower lip
-lip becomes slightly everted, scaly, somewhat thickened, and
looses its red color
One cause of nasal septum perforation may be: - ✔✔Intranasal
use of cocaine
-Can be caused by trauma, surgery, or intranasal use of cocaine
or amphetamines
,Examples of sudden, painful, unilateral vision loss include all of
the following except: - ✔✔Retinal detachment
-sudden, painful vision loss: causes may be associated with
corneal and anterior chamber (ex. corneal ulcer, uveitis, traumatic
hyphen, and acute glaucoma)
-sudden, painless vision loss: vitreous hemorrhage from diabetes
or trauma, could also be caused by macular degeneration, retinal
detachment, retinal vein occlusion, or central retinal artery
occulsion
The Whispered voice test allows for the examiner to screen for: -
✔✔General hearing loss
A softening of the skin at the angles of the mouth which may be
due to nutritional deficiency is commonly referred to as: -
✔✔Angular Cheilitis
-subsequent development of fissures
-typically seen in patients with nutritional deficiencies or ill-fitting
dentures
, When a person shifts gaze from a near object to a far object, the
pupils: - ✔✔Dilate
A 60-year-old was concerned about a yellowish colored lesion
above her right eyelid. Findings reveal a slightly raised, yellowish,
well circumsized plaque along the nasal area of her right eyelid.
This finding is most consistent with: - ✔✔xanthelasma
Xanthelasma - ✔✔Slightly raised, yellowish, well-circumsized
plaques appearing along the nasal area of one or both eyelids
-consistent with lipid disorders
Pinguecula - ✔✔Harmless, yellowish, triangular nodules in the
bulbar conjunctiva on either side of the iris
-findings may be seen in aging or patients who are chronically
exposed to dust
Chalazion - ✔✔Non-tender nodule usually on the underside of
the eyelid, usually in a meibomian tear gland
-chronic inflammatory lesion that develops when a meibomian
gland becomes obstructed
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
{ GRADED A+}
Actinic cheilitis is a condition of the lower lip most commonly seen
in - ✔✔fair-skinned men who work outdoors
-results from excessive exposure to sunlight and generally affects
the lower lip
-lip becomes slightly everted, scaly, somewhat thickened, and
looses its red color
One cause of nasal septum perforation may be: - ✔✔Intranasal
use of cocaine
-Can be caused by trauma, surgery, or intranasal use of cocaine
or amphetamines
,Examples of sudden, painful, unilateral vision loss include all of
the following except: - ✔✔Retinal detachment
-sudden, painful vision loss: causes may be associated with
corneal and anterior chamber (ex. corneal ulcer, uveitis, traumatic
hyphen, and acute glaucoma)
-sudden, painless vision loss: vitreous hemorrhage from diabetes
or trauma, could also be caused by macular degeneration, retinal
detachment, retinal vein occlusion, or central retinal artery
occulsion
The Whispered voice test allows for the examiner to screen for: -
✔✔General hearing loss
A softening of the skin at the angles of the mouth which may be
due to nutritional deficiency is commonly referred to as: -
✔✔Angular Cheilitis
-subsequent development of fissures
-typically seen in patients with nutritional deficiencies or ill-fitting
dentures
, When a person shifts gaze from a near object to a far object, the
pupils: - ✔✔Dilate
A 60-year-old was concerned about a yellowish colored lesion
above her right eyelid. Findings reveal a slightly raised, yellowish,
well circumsized plaque along the nasal area of her right eyelid.
This finding is most consistent with: - ✔✔xanthelasma
Xanthelasma - ✔✔Slightly raised, yellowish, well-circumsized
plaques appearing along the nasal area of one or both eyelids
-consistent with lipid disorders
Pinguecula - ✔✔Harmless, yellowish, triangular nodules in the
bulbar conjunctiva on either side of the iris
-findings may be seen in aging or patients who are chronically
exposed to dust
Chalazion - ✔✔Non-tender nodule usually on the underside of
the eyelid, usually in a meibomian tear gland
-chronic inflammatory lesion that develops when a meibomian
gland becomes obstructed
