HEENT assessment questions and answers all correct
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HEENT assessment questions and answers all correct
What are some examples of subjective data you can gather related to the head? Correct Answer: HAs, head injuries, dizziness, dysphagia, surgical hx, neck pain
When does the ANTERIOR fontanel of an infant close? Correct Answer: 9mo to 2yrs
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HEENT assessment questions and answers all correct
What are some examples of subjective data you can gather related to the head? Correct Answer: HAs,
head injuries, dizziness, dysphagia, surgical hx, neck pain
When does the ANTERIOR fontanel of an infant close? Correct Answer: 9mo to 2yrs
When does the POSTERIOR fontanel of an infant close? Correct Answer: 1-2mo
What causes hydrocephalus? Correct Answer: increased CSF in the brain
What condition is caused by excessive GH from the pituitary gland? Correct Answer: acromegaly
What are the distinguishing features of a child with FAS? Correct Answer: short palpebral fissures, flat
midface, short nose, epicanthal folds
What are the distinguishing features of Down's syndrome? Correct Answer: lowset ears, upslanting
eyes, thicker tongue, palmar crease
What is drooling, flat face, expressionless a sign of? Correct Answer: Parkinson's
What is significant of Bell's Palsy? Correct Answer: unilateral complete facial paralysis
What is significant of a stroke? Correct Answer: unilateral lower facial paralysis
What does CN 5 control? (trigeminal) Correct Answer: facial sensation
What does CN 7 control? Correct Answer: facial expression
The nurse is assessing a patient's face and neck bilaterally for nerve damage. The patient is UNABLE TO
FEEL any of these sensations. The nurse suspects damage to:
A. CN 4 C. CN 7
B. CN 5 D. CN 11 Correct Answer: B. CN 5: trigeminal
What is difference between caput succadeum and cephalahematoma? Correct Answer: CS crosses the
suture lines and CH is one hemi only
What does CN 2 control? Correct Answer: vision
What do CN 3,4, 6 control? Correct Answer: eye movements
What are some subjective data to gather relating to the eyes? Correct Answer: vision problems, pain,
diplopia (double vision), watering, discharge, glasses/contact use
What is macula degeneration? Correct Answer: breakdown of retinal cells, loss of CENTRAL vision
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