Advanced Physical Assessment|NR 509 Shadow Health: HEENT Physical Assessment – REVIEW QUESTIONS

NR 509 Week 2 Shadow Health: HEENT Physical Assessment –  REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Suppose you had found that Tina’s pupils were reactive to both direct and consensual light, yet unequal in size. Which condition would you suspect?
2. Imagine that, during your physical exam with Tina, you had palpated an enlarged left supraclavicular lymph node. What would this finding have indicated?
3. If you had observed Arteriovenous (AV) nicking during the retinal exam on Tina, what would you have seen?
4. Suppose that you had detected a click while palpating Tina’s temporomandibular joint (TMJ). What could have been the cause?
5. If Tina had reported new onset ear pain, what would have been the most useful finding to determine otitis media?
6. Imagine that you inspected Tina’s throat and noted that her tonsils touched each other. How would you grade her tonsils on the tonsillar hypertrophy grading scale?