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Health Assesment: Head, Neck, and Face
Quiz 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/21/2010

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Bruit
Definition
soft, blowing, swooshing sound heard through stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow
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dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swallowing
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goiter
Definition
increase in size of thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism
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lymphadenopathy
Definition
enlargement of lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm
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macrocephalic
Definition
abnormally large head
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microcephalic
Definition
abnormally small head
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normocephalic
Definition
round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size
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torticollis
Definition
head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle
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vertigo
Definition
illusory sensation of either the room or one's own body spinning; it is not the same as dizziness
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scleroderma
Definition
hard, shiny skin on the forehead and cheeks; thin, pursed lips with radial furrowing; facial and neck muscle atrophy; and expressionless facies
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Hydrocephalus
Definition
excessive acculation of cerebrospinal fluid, enlargement head, increasing pressure
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Craniosynostosis
Definition
premature closure of the sutures
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Temporal arteritis
Definition
left temporal artery is more tortuous and feels hardened and tender compared with the right temporal artery
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7. The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetrical. On examination, the nurse may find that there has been damage to
Definition
Facial muscles are mediated by CN VII; asymmetry of palpebral fissures may be due to CN VII damage.
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Myxedema
Definition
nonpitting edema, coarse facial features, dry skin, and dry coarse hair
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