Term
| How is a patient's history gathered if they cannot communicate? |
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Definition
| A relative, observer, or paramedics personnel should relay any vital information |
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| What information helps the physician to ascertain the extent of trauma injuries the patient has suffered? |
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Definition
| the type of injury and direction of impact |
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| Why is it important to take extra care when performing a physical examination? |
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Definition
| if there is a suspected fracture moving it may cause dural tears or nerve injury or infection |
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Term
| What are some signs of a facial fracture? |
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Definition
| bleeding, bruising, lacerations, and swelling |
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| What are some signs of dural tears? |
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Definition
| cerebrospinal otorrhea or cerebrospinal rhinorrhea |
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Term
| What may malocclusion indicate? |
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Definition
| dental, alveolar, or other facial fractures |
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Term
| What imaging provides important info about possible bony defects? |
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Definition
Computed Tomography scans
CT scans |
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Term
| What imaging provides details about the surrounding soft tissues of the face? |
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Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI |
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Term
| What is the position of the Waters View? |
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Definition
patient hyperextends the neck
nose and chin are placed against cassette |
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Term
| What position provides the best information of the infraorbital rims, frontal and maxillary sinuses, maxillary alveolar arch, and zygomatic bone? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the basal view show best? |
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Definition
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| What does a panoramic x-ray show? |
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Definition
| alveolar processes, mandible, posterior maxillary sinuses, and zygomatic bones |
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Term
| What are the most important planes for maxillofacial abnormalities? |
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Definition
hard palate
mid-maxillary
mid-orbital |
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Term
| What is shown in the hard palate plane? |
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Definition
the entire palate
pterygoid plates |
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Term
| What is shown in the mid-maxillary plane? |
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Definition
zygomatic arch
temporal bone
nasal septum
turbinates |
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Term
| What is shown in the mid-orbital plane? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why is the MRI not always the best option for a trauma patient? |
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Definition
| getting the image takes a very long time, time that the unstable patient does not have |
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Term
| When is 3D imaging used and why? |
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Definition
reconstructive surgery
the 3D image on the computer can remove any anatomy that obstructs the surgeon's view of underlying structures |
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