Exam 26: Disorders of Heent

A medication history and current ____________________ list should be obtained from every patient, if possible.

The regions of the head and neck are anatomically and physiologically so complex that at least six different medical specialties exist to care for specific areas of the head and neck.

____________________ is a common complication associated with both vertigo and epitaxis.

Earache is a frequent complaint, especially in the pediatric population.

The major focus of the Paramedic's exam for most HEENT conditions will involve assessing for ____________________.

____ is a severe complication of dental infections that causes swelling of the floor of the mouth and neck and potential airway compromise.

Visible ocular foreign bodies should be removed in the prehospital setting.

Patients with ____ vertigo have vertigo because of their vestibular organs located in the inner ear.

The various systems of the head and neck, while closely associated functionally, are very different from each other anatomically.

Spontaneous epistaxis is usually divided into two categories: anterior nasal bleeding and posterior nasal bleeding, with the majority being posterior.

The vestibular system, which is part of ____, is responsible for providing information to the brain on one's location in space and orientation.

The ____ is used to examine the posterior wall of the eye.

____ is an outer ear infection.

____ is the term used to describe an abnormal sense of motion, often but not always of a spinning nature.

____ is ringing in the ears.

____ is defined as vertigo, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and hearing loss.

A(n) ____ is a small amount of blood dripping down into the pharynx seen on exam.

A(n) ____ is an instrument used to evaluate the inside of the ear canal

____________________ is an inflammatory response in the inner ear which causes rapid onset of vertigo symptoms that slowly resolve within a few hours to days.

____ forms in the posterior tissues of the mouth around the tonsil and occurs as an extension of a bacterial infection involving the tonsil.