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HEENT The head, eyes, ears, nose and throat are combined into the HEENT acronym. Typically the head description is by visual observation and described as normocephalic, atraumatic, unless there is an obvious traumatic injury or deformity at which time the head would be palpated or more closely inspected. Eye The assessment of the eye may include: -Visual acuity and fields -External eye and eyelid -Extra-ocular movements (EOM) -Pupil size, shape and light reactivity (PERRL) -Funduscopic examination performed with an ophthalmoscope 00:02 01:51 Ears Assessment of the ears includes: -Evaluating for hearing impairment -Severity of pain -Tinnitus (ringing in ears) -Evaluate tympanic membrane (TM) with otoscope for cerumen (earwax), inflammation (Otitis media=middle ear infection) and light reflex Nose The nose examination includes: -Inspection of the skin -Inspection of nasal septum and mucous membranes for inflammation (boggy turbinates) -Nasal discharge or bleeding (epistaxis) -Facial sinuses are also palpated Throat The throat includes visual inspection of the lips, tongue, dentition, oral mucosal, pharynx as well as palpating the cervical lymph nodes (bilaterally=on both sides) Decoding Medical Terms Prefix with root Dipl/o-double -Diplopia- ( opia-condition of the eye) double vision Peri- around or near -Periorbital- (orbital - bony cavity beneath the frontal bone protecting the eye) Suffix with root itis -inflammation -Sinusitis (sinus) , retinitis (retina) , pharyngitis (pharynx) scopy- examination of -Fundoscopy (fundus-concavity) - of the eye, includes retina, optic disc, macula HEENT Medical Terminology Vocabulary Acute Adenopathy Bell's Palsy Bilateral Boggy Turbinate Carotid Endarterectomy Cataract Cerumen Chronic Conjunctiva Corneal abrasion Diabetic retinopathy Dysarthria Dysphasia Edentulous Effusion, Dullness, Bulging - happens in the ears Epistaxis Expectorant Eustachian tube Frontal Fundoscopic exam Glaucoma Hemiparesis Hyphema Inhalation Labyrinthitis Malocclusion Macular degeneration - happens in eyes Nystagmus Occipital Ophthalmoscope Oropharynx Otitis Externa Otitis Media Otoscope Pallor Palpable Parietal Papilledema - with hypertension Parietal Papilledema Photophobia Pupillary Rhinorrhea - runny nose Retinal detachment Sinusitis Streptococcal Streptococcus Sclera Icterus - yellow eyes due to hepitatis Scotoma - little things in the eye Sputum Strabismus Sub conjunctival hemorrhage Syncope Temporal Tinnitus Tonsillitis Tracheostomy Tuning fork Tympanic membrane (TM) Vertigo - dizziness