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head & neck

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cervical vertebrae   first 7 vertebrae  
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ptosis   sinking of an organ (eyeball)  
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Cushing's Syndrome   very round, swollen face  
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acromegaly   secretion of growth hormone throughout life = large features (nose, mouth), long face  
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diplopia   double vision  
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bulbar conjunctiva   smooth, shiny, clear covering over eyeball  
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pupil diameter   3-6mm; bilaterally  
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sclera   "white" part of eye  
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palpebral fissure   distance from upper to lower eyelids  
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palpebral conjunctiva   pink covering over inside of eyelids  
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lacrimal apparatus   tear ducts  
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Snellen Chart test   visual acuity; 20 ft, read letters  
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myopia   near sighted  
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presbyopia   far sighted  
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confrontation test   visual fields (peripheral vision) 6 angles  
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Accomodation to light test   pupillary reaction, direct & consensual  
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Near accomodation test   look far away then look at pen 10cm away; constriction w/ near effort  
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Convergence Test   make eyes cross  
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EOMs, positions test   6 cardinal fields of gaze  
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EOMs, corneal light reflex   shine light at face; reflection should be in same spot for both eyes  
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EOMs, cover test   cover one eye, ask pt to focus, remove cover, both eyes should be looking at the object of focus  
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tragus   little tab anterior of ear canal, medial to nose  
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auricle/pinna   entire external ear  
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helix   outer rim of external ear (cartilage)  
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tinnitus   ringing in ears  
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vertigo   unequalibrium  
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pain with tragus palpation   sign of middle ear infection  
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otosclerosis   hearing loss from hardening of foot plate of stapes to become fixed; motor hearing loss, exposure to loud noise  
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presbycusis   hearing loss in aging from sensorineural loss, slow progression  
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epistaxis   bloody nose  
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rhinorrhea   runny nose  
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tonsil gradation   1+ present, 2+ halfway to uvula, 3+ touching uvula, 4+ touching each other  
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cervical lymph nodes   *preauricular *postauricular *occipital *submental *sublingual *tonsillar, jugulodigastric (TMJ) *superficial cervical *deep chain cervical *posterior cervical *supraclavicular  
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smooth/soft/moveable lymph node   sign of infection  
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rough/hard/fixed position lymph node   sign of cancer  
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