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20 Cards in this Set
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Aphthous ulcer
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- cancker sore in mouth
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Enlargement of the supraclavicular node
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- suggests possible metastasis from a thoracic or abdominal malignancy
- especially on the left |
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Nodes
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- tender nodes suggest inflammation
- hard or fixed nodes suggest malignancy |
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Goiter
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- general term for enlarged thyroid gland
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Marcus Gunn Pupil
-seen in Swinging flashlight test |
afferent pupillary defect...pupil does not constrict when light moved from good eye to bad eye
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Cushings Syndrome
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- increased adrenal hormone
- moon face w/ red cheeks - excessive hair growth |
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Nephrotic Syndrome
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- face is edematous and often pale
- swelling ususally appears first arount the eyes and in the morning |
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Myxedema
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- sever hypothyroidism
- dull, puffy face - Edema does not pit - Hair and eyebrows are dry, coarse, and thin, skin dry |
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Acromegaly
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- enlargement of facial bone and soft tissue
- head elongated and prominence of forehead, nose, and lower jaw |
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Parkinson's disease
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- decreased facial mobiltiy blunts experession
- decreased blinking... stare |
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Visual Field Defect
Horizontal defect |
- occlusion of a branch of the central retinal artery may cause a horizontal defect
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Visual Field defect
Blind eye |
- lesion of the optic nerve produced unilateral blindness
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Visual Field Defect
Bitemporal hemianopsia |
- lesion at the optic chiasm may involve only fibers crossing over to opposite side
- temporal field blocked |
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Visual Field Defect
Homonymous hemianopsia |
- lesion of the OPTIC TRACT
- interrups fibers originating on the same side in both eyes |
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Visual Field Defect
Homonymous Quadrantic Defect |
- partial lesion of teh optic radiation in the temporal lobe
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Lid retraction
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- often seen in Graves Hyperthyroidism
- rim of sclera seen |
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Dacryocystitis
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inflammation of the lacrimal sac
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Horners Syndrome**
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- affected pupil, though small, reacts to light and near effort. Ptosis of the eyelid is present. Involved iris can be lighter in color than other
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Tonic Pupil (Adie's Pupil)
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- pupil is large regualr and ususally unilateral.
- reaction to light is slowed or even absent - see p 217 |
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Anisocoria
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- unequal pupils
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