Structures of the head? - ANSWER 1. skull protects brain and special sense organs
2. cranial nerves
3. facial structures are symmetric
Presyncope - ANSWER lightheadedness, swimming sensation, feeling of falling
- standing up too fast, feeling like falling, goes away if you lay down
Vert...
- feels like you are spinning or the room is spinning, continues even if you are laying down
- nausea/vomiting are common w/ vertigo
Which of the following is the most appropriate health history question?
A. Any unusually frequent or unusually severe headaches?
B. Have you had headaches recently?
C. Have you ever had a headache?
D. When did your headaches start? - ANSWER A. Any unusually frequent or unusually severe headaches?
Fontanels? - ANSWER "soft spots"
- flat, a little concave (NOT truly sunken) stay open so that baby's head can continue to grow
***Bulging fontanels are not normal
, When does the anterior fontanel usually close? - ANSWER 2 yrs
Normocephalic - ANSWER Infant or adult's head is appropriate size for their body stature, for their race,
for their ethnicity
Microcephalic - ANSWER Head is smaller than what would be considered appropriate for their size,
stature, for their race, for their ethnicity
Macrocephalic - ANSWER Head is larger than would would be considered appropriate for their size,
stature, for their race, for their ethnicity
Exopthalmus - ANSWER someone's eyes appear to pertrude more
Periorbital edema - ANSWER edema around the eye ''
Normal lymph nodes - ANSWER movable, discrete, soft, nontender
How do you test range of motion of the neck? - ANSWER - Chin to chest
- ear to shoulder
Posterior fontanel - ANSWER may not be palpable at birth
- closes at 1-2 months
Anterior fontanel - ANSWER small at birth and can enlarge to 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Lymphatic system - ANSWER well developed at birth - system responds to new organisms and diseases
from the beginning. Lymph tissue grow steadly until puberty
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