HEENT Assessment Questions with complete solution 2025
1. How do we
We auscultate major blood vessels
as- sess the
neck?
2. Why do we To detect bruits**, which are abnormal arterial sounds, similar to
aus- cultate murmurs, cause be increased turbulence over major blood vessels, such
the neck? as the carotid artery.
3. Why do bruits oc- When an artery is partially obstructed or distended, which prevents
blood flow
cur? from moving straight through the vessel
4. What are Do you have headaches, problems with frequent
some headaches? Do you wear glasses/contacts?
questions toWhat problems do you have with vision?
ask before Any recent head trauma or history of head injury?
doing a
Have you had a stroke?
HEENT
assess- Should be in line with neck (stroke may attect this), facial droop (stroke or other
ment? neuro problem)
Normocephalic, hydrocephalic
5. What do we
as- sess for
in head
normal size and shape of head *also assess scalp at this point*
position
assess- ment?
6. What does
normocephali
c mean?
7. What does hydro- enlarged head, build up of fluid!
cephalic mean? as- sess the facial features for?
8. What do we 9. How do we assess
, HEENT Assessment Questions with complete solution 2025
Hydrocephalis*= build up of
CSF in brain!
ymmetry of: eyelids,
eyebrows,
nasolabial folds,
mouth and facial
droop All of the
above being
unsymmetrical may
indicate
seizure/neuro
problem
alpate the TMJ for crunching
(crepitis) or popping.
*assessing the TMJ also
assesses for proper
function of what cranial
nerve? VII
, HEENT Assessment Questions with complete solution 2025
the temporo-
madibular
joint?
Do you wear glasses/ contacts?
10. What are Ask patient to read paper- make sure they are literate. If not literate, ask
some them to identify images
questions to
ask before
perform-
ing an eye inspec- Ask patient to look at Snellen eye chart, 20 ft away, covering one eye.
tion?
11. What does nystag- mus?
cra- nial nerve
II con- trol? 17. How do we as- sess visual fields?
12. What does cra-
nial nerves III,
IV, and VI
control?
13. What does
EOM stand
for?
14. How do we
as- sess
EOM?
15. How do we
as- sess
visual acu-
ity?
16. What is
1. How do we
We auscultate major blood vessels
as- sess the
neck?
2. Why do we To detect bruits**, which are abnormal arterial sounds, similar to
aus- cultate murmurs, cause be increased turbulence over major blood vessels, such
the neck? as the carotid artery.
3. Why do bruits oc- When an artery is partially obstructed or distended, which prevents
blood flow
cur? from moving straight through the vessel
4. What are Do you have headaches, problems with frequent
some headaches? Do you wear glasses/contacts?
questions toWhat problems do you have with vision?
ask before Any recent head trauma or history of head injury?
doing a
Have you had a stroke?
HEENT
assess- Should be in line with neck (stroke may attect this), facial droop (stroke or other
ment? neuro problem)
Normocephalic, hydrocephalic
5. What do we
as- sess for
in head
normal size and shape of head *also assess scalp at this point*
position
assess- ment?
6. What does
normocephali
c mean?
7. What does hydro- enlarged head, build up of fluid!
cephalic mean? as- sess the facial features for?
8. What do we 9. How do we assess
, HEENT Assessment Questions with complete solution 2025
Hydrocephalis*= build up of
CSF in brain!
ymmetry of: eyelids,
eyebrows,
nasolabial folds,
mouth and facial
droop All of the
above being
unsymmetrical may
indicate
seizure/neuro
problem
alpate the TMJ for crunching
(crepitis) or popping.
*assessing the TMJ also
assesses for proper
function of what cranial
nerve? VII
, HEENT Assessment Questions with complete solution 2025
the temporo-
madibular
joint?
Do you wear glasses/ contacts?
10. What are Ask patient to read paper- make sure they are literate. If not literate, ask
some them to identify images
questions to
ask before
perform-
ing an eye inspec- Ask patient to look at Snellen eye chart, 20 ft away, covering one eye.
tion?
11. What does nystag- mus?
cra- nial nerve
II con- trol? 17. How do we as- sess visual fields?
12. What does cra-
nial nerves III,
IV, and VI
control?
13. What does
EOM stand
for?
14. How do we
as- sess
EOM?
15. How do we
as- sess
visual acu-
ity?
16. What is
