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42 Cards in this Set
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How do you write up a pulse
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Rate, Rhythm, Amplitude
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alterations in pulsation, small amplitude alternating w/ large; rhythm is normal
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pulsus alternans
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what can causes pulsus alternans
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lv failure
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exaggerated decrease in the amplitude of pulsation during inspiration, increased amplitude during expiration
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pulsus paradoxus
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normal pulse for women
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80-85 bpm
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normal pulse for men
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70-75 bpm
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normal pulsation followed by a pvc. amplitude of the pvc is also less then normal pulse
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bigeminal pulse
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Fissures/cracks at angle of lips
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cheilosis
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dry, cracked lips
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cheilitis
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swelling of one or both of lips
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angioedema
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most common oral tumor
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squamos cell carcinoma
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freckling of lips
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peutz-jeghers syndrome
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primary lesion of syphillis on lips
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chancre
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causes of this: congenital, trauma, thumb sucking, jaw pain
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malocclusion
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results of this: TMJ, headaches, speech problems, poor nutrition
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malocclusion
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inflammation of the gums; erythematous, swollen, bleed easily
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gingivitis
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caused by untreated gingivitis, common cause of tooth loss in adults, receding gums
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periodontitis
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vitamin C deficiency
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scurvy
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punched out interdental papillae, abrupt onset, w/ malaise, inc salivation, fetid breath, interdental grayish membrance, spontaneous bleeding of gums
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acute necrotizing gingivitis
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gingival hypertrophy causes
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dilantin, pregnancy, ocs, leukemia; insidious onset
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epulis causes
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inflammatory reaction, may be neoplastic; localized gingival enlargement
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l' me c ms stands for
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Buccal Mucosa:
Lesions moisture exudates color masses stenson's duct |
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small white or yellow lesions on erythematous backgrounds
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aphthous ulcers
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small whitish yellow spots on lips and buccal mucosa, non-painful, arise from sebaceous glands
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fordyce spots
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bony outgrowth of palate
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torus palatinus
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lesion of vascular origin; most often found in hiv pts
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kaposi's sarcoma
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causes of uvula deviation
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peritonsillar abscess & CN X lesion/defect (deviate "ahhway" from lesion)
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areas of tongue denuded of papillae, map like pattern, may change pattern, no change in pain or taste
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geographic tongue
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painless white plaque adher to mucous membrane; cannot be scratched off
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leukoplakia
smokers, alcohol abuse, autoimmune disorders |
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sore, painful, erythematous, patchy tongue
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glossitis
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white patch adh to mucous membrane; can be scratched off leaving red, raw surface
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oral candidiasis
HIV, corticosteroid use, antibiotic use, immunosuppression, xerostomia |
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deviation of the tongue can be due to
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a lesion or abnormality of CN XII or muscular weakness of tongue muscles; deviate "t"owards side of lesion or musc. weakness
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tenacious gray membrance on oral mucosa, sore throat, nasal d/c, hoarseness, malaise, fever, myocarditis, neuropathies
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diptheria
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what conducts sound waves to auditory canal
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pinna
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autosomal dominant, small cartilaginous protuberance, most commonly along the concave edge of the posteriorsuperior helix
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darwin's tubercle
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anomaly of external ear associated w/ predisposition to obstructive cad
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creased lobe
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error in metabolism or defect in purine synthesis or a defect in the renal excretion of uric acid
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gouty tophus
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caused by repeated blunt trauma to auricle; produces subperichondrial separation w/ focal generation of fibrous tissue & scar formation
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cauliflower ear
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acute localized spreading cellulitis of external ear, may spread to face; group a strep most common
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erysipelas
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on external ear, reddened papules progressing to vesicles, progressing to crusts; typically unilateral,
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herpes zoster
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most common organism cultured in otitis externa is
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pseudomonas
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the eustachian tube connects
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middle ear to posterior portion of nasopharynx
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