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| top of pinna level with outer corner of eye (size 4-10 cm) |
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-visible landmarks umbo-handle-light reflex
-translucent, pearly gray, flat
-absence of distortion or obscure landmarks |
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no lateralization (neg. test)
-conductive hearing loss if heard only in impaired ear
-sensorineural hearing loss if heard in unaffected ear |
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vestibular function- balance
-Feet together, arms at side, eyes open, then closed for 20 seconds |
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| sensation that the environment is whirling around |
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| stenosis (narrowing) of the vessel |
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| Visual fields by confrontation |
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| patient cover one and nurse cover opposite eye, ask the patient when they can see the object when the nurse moves the object closer to the patient |
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| tissue toward eyelid to make sure the patient blinks |
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| EOM weak, increase ICP (intracranial pressure), brain tumor |
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| retina degeneration, optic nerve disease, glaucoma, vitamin A deficiency |
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| corneal abrasion (fear of light) |
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| loss of accommodation (can't focus) |
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| Subconjunctival hemorrhage |
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| bright red patch (red eye) |
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| deposit of fat under skin |
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| thin tissue that lays over eye |
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| gray arc ring around cornea |
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| TM (tympanic membrane) perforation |
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| rupturing of eardrum due to trauma or infection (dark spot on eardrum) |
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small white nodule on helix
-uric acid crystals and sign of gout |
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| physical damage, large blood clot appears, strip away from cartilage |
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| bony growth or protrusion at the roof of mouth |
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whitish thickening of mucous membranes (can't be scraped off)
-associated with heavy drinkers/smokers
-precancerous |
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| white or clear= cold, bronchitis |
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| yellow/green=bacterial infection |
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| like pain, is very subjective experience to describe and risky to compare from person to person |
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| shortness of breath, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
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| abdominal and internal intercostals |
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| loud, hollow, over trachea (tubular) |
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| soft, breezy, over mainstream bronchi, 1st, 2nd ICS anterior and between scapula posterior |
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| low pitch, longer and louder with inspiration major portion of AP lateral |
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| high pitch, brief (5-10 msec) does not clear with cough, roll hair in front of ear |
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| louder, low pitch 20 msec, sounds like velcro closure |
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| continuous, high pitch hissing |
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| low pitched snoring sound |
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| harsh, crackling, like leather |
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