HEENT ASSESSMENT QUIZ BANK WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED GRADED A+
How do we assess the neck? - ANSWER >>>>>We auscultate major
blood vessels
Why do we auscultate the neck? - ANSWER >>>>>To detect
bruits**, which are abnormal arterial sounds, similar to murmurs,
cause be increased turbulence over major blood vessels, such as
the carotid artery.
Why do bruits occur? - ANSWER >>>>>When an artery is partially
obstructed or distended, which prevents blood flow from moving
straight through the vessel
What are some questions to ask before doing a HEENT assessment?
- ANSWER >>>>>Do you have headaches, problems with frequent
headaches?
Do you wear glasses/contacts?
What problems do you have with vision?
Any recent head trauma or history of head injury?
Have you had a stroke?
What do we assess for in head position assessment? - ANSWER
>>>>>Should be in line with neck (stroke may affect this), facial
droop (stroke or other neuro problem)
Normocephalic, hydrocephalic
What does normocephalic mean? - ANSWER >>>>>normal size and
shape of head *also assess scalp at this point*
,What does hydrocephalic mean? - ANSWER >>>>>enlarged head,
build up of fluid!
*Hydrocephalis*= build up of CSF in brain!
What do we assess the facial features for? - ANSWER
>>>>>Symmetry of: eyelids, eyebrows, nasolabial folds, mouth and
facial droop
All of the above being unsymmetrical may indicate seizure/neuro
problem
How do we assess the temporomadibular joint? - ANSWER
>>>>>Palpate the TMJ for crunching (crepitis) or popping.
**assessing the TMJ also assesses for proper function of what
cranial nerve? VII
What are some questions to ask before performing an eye
inspection? - ANSWER >>>>>Do you wear glasses/ contacts?
Ask patient to read paper- make sure they are literate. If not
literate, ask them to identify images
Ask patient to look at Snellen eye chart, 20 ft away, covering one
eye.
What does cranial nerve II control? - ANSWER >>>>>Oculomotor
acitivity (pupillary reflex, accommodation)
What does cranial nerves III, IV, and VI control? - ANSWER
>>>>>Six directions of gaze
What does EOM stand for? - ANSWER >>>>>Extraocular
Movements
How do we assess EOM? - ANSWER >>>>>"H" assessment
How do we assess visual acuity? - ANSWER >>>>>Snellen or
reading a piece of paper 14 inches from face
, What is nystagmus? - ANSWER >>>>>If eyes are jaggedly, not
smoothly, moving together in parallel
How do we assess visual fields? - ANSWER >>>>>Having client
cover one eye, have patient say when they can see your finger
starting from out - in.
(Prof. Snelson did this to you with her finger)
What are we assessing for in position and alignment of eye
inspection? - ANSWER >>>>>That eyes are parallel, bulging, and
crossing
What is the medical term for bulging eyes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Exothalmos --> associated with hypothalamic condition.
Concern with this is the moisture of the eye.
What is the medical term for crossing of eyes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Strabismus
What cranial nerve controls eyebrow movement? - ANSWER
>>>>>Cranial nerve VII
What are we assessing for with eyebrow inspection? - ANSWER
>>>>>Distribution, position, alignment, movement (facial nerve)
What are we assessing for with eyelashes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Distribution, direction
What are we assessing for with eyelids? - ANSWER >>>>>Color,
motility, position, alignment, lesions
What in particular with position? PTOSIS
What is ptosis? - ANSWER >>>>>one eyelid drops lower than the
other.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED GRADED A+
How do we assess the neck? - ANSWER >>>>>We auscultate major
blood vessels
Why do we auscultate the neck? - ANSWER >>>>>To detect
bruits**, which are abnormal arterial sounds, similar to murmurs,
cause be increased turbulence over major blood vessels, such as
the carotid artery.
Why do bruits occur? - ANSWER >>>>>When an artery is partially
obstructed or distended, which prevents blood flow from moving
straight through the vessel
What are some questions to ask before doing a HEENT assessment?
- ANSWER >>>>>Do you have headaches, problems with frequent
headaches?
Do you wear glasses/contacts?
What problems do you have with vision?
Any recent head trauma or history of head injury?
Have you had a stroke?
What do we assess for in head position assessment? - ANSWER
>>>>>Should be in line with neck (stroke may affect this), facial
droop (stroke or other neuro problem)
Normocephalic, hydrocephalic
What does normocephalic mean? - ANSWER >>>>>normal size and
shape of head *also assess scalp at this point*
,What does hydrocephalic mean? - ANSWER >>>>>enlarged head,
build up of fluid!
*Hydrocephalis*= build up of CSF in brain!
What do we assess the facial features for? - ANSWER
>>>>>Symmetry of: eyelids, eyebrows, nasolabial folds, mouth and
facial droop
All of the above being unsymmetrical may indicate seizure/neuro
problem
How do we assess the temporomadibular joint? - ANSWER
>>>>>Palpate the TMJ for crunching (crepitis) or popping.
**assessing the TMJ also assesses for proper function of what
cranial nerve? VII
What are some questions to ask before performing an eye
inspection? - ANSWER >>>>>Do you wear glasses/ contacts?
Ask patient to read paper- make sure they are literate. If not
literate, ask them to identify images
Ask patient to look at Snellen eye chart, 20 ft away, covering one
eye.
What does cranial nerve II control? - ANSWER >>>>>Oculomotor
acitivity (pupillary reflex, accommodation)
What does cranial nerves III, IV, and VI control? - ANSWER
>>>>>Six directions of gaze
What does EOM stand for? - ANSWER >>>>>Extraocular
Movements
How do we assess EOM? - ANSWER >>>>>"H" assessment
How do we assess visual acuity? - ANSWER >>>>>Snellen or
reading a piece of paper 14 inches from face
, What is nystagmus? - ANSWER >>>>>If eyes are jaggedly, not
smoothly, moving together in parallel
How do we assess visual fields? - ANSWER >>>>>Having client
cover one eye, have patient say when they can see your finger
starting from out - in.
(Prof. Snelson did this to you with her finger)
What are we assessing for in position and alignment of eye
inspection? - ANSWER >>>>>That eyes are parallel, bulging, and
crossing
What is the medical term for bulging eyes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Exothalmos --> associated with hypothalamic condition.
Concern with this is the moisture of the eye.
What is the medical term for crossing of eyes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Strabismus
What cranial nerve controls eyebrow movement? - ANSWER
>>>>>Cranial nerve VII
What are we assessing for with eyebrow inspection? - ANSWER
>>>>>Distribution, position, alignment, movement (facial nerve)
What are we assessing for with eyelashes? - ANSWER
>>>>>Distribution, direction
What are we assessing for with eyelids? - ANSWER >>>>>Color,
motility, position, alignment, lesions
What in particular with position? PTOSIS
What is ptosis? - ANSWER >>>>>one eyelid drops lower than the
other.
