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1. headache
2. head injury
3. dizziness
4. neck pain. limitation of motion
5. lumps ro swelling
6. history of head or neck surgery |
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| NORMOCEPHALIC- IS THE TERM THAT DENOTES A ROUND SYMMETRIC SKULL THAT IS APPROPRIATELY RELTED TO BODY SIZE |
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| lymphadenopathy is the enlargement of the lymph nodes (>1cm) from infection allergy or neoplasm |
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bruit- ascultate teh thyroid for a bruit, a soft pulsatile, whoosh, blowing sounds heard best with the bell of the stethoscope. not present normally
-bruits occur with accelerated or turbulent blood flow, indicating hyperplasia of the thyroid |
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newborn- 2 cm larger than chest
2 yr old- head and chest equal
child- chest > head by 5-7 cm |
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| torticullis- a hematoma in one sternomastoid muscle, probably injured by intrautering malposition, results in head tilt to one side and limited neck ROM to the opposite side. you will feel a firm, discrete nontender mass in mid-muscle on the involved side. this requires treatment, or the muscle become fibrotic and permanently shortened with permanent limitation of ROM, asymmetry of head and face, and visual problems from a non-horizontal position of eyes. |
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goiter- a chronic enlargement of the thyroid that occurs in some regions of the world where he soil is ow in iodine. not due to neoplasm
-occurs with hyperthyroidism, hashimotots thyoiditis and hypothyroidism. |
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| exopthalamus- bulging of the eyes, usually due to graves disease and hyperthyroidism |
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