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IHUMAN LAURA WOOD Head-to-Toe COMPREHENSIVE HEAD TO TOE CASE STUDY EXAM 2025/2026
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IHUMAN LAURA WOOD Head-to-Toe COMPREHENSIVE HEAD TO
TOE CASE STUDY EXAM
2025/2026
The first physical examination is the general survey. Age, race, sex, orientation
to time, place, and people, general appearance, whether or not the patient is
distressed, and the examiner's assessment of the patient's cognitive and
emotional condition should all be included in the documentation.
Physical Examination #1: ANSWER A thorough examination is conducted of
the general look, skin, hands, fingernails, toenails, colour and pigmentation,
temperature, moisture, texture, and turgor.
1: Physical Examination: #3 - ANSWER The dorsum of the hand is
purposefully used to palpate both the upper and lower extremities.
Head and Face #2: ANSWER #1 Examine the entire head, scalp, and hair. Hair
should be divided into at least three sections to evaluate the scalp.
The whole head is purposefully palpated.
2: Face and Head: #2: ANSWER Both temporal arteries should be palpated.
2: Face and Head: #3: ANSWER Palpation of the frontal and maxillary sinuses
(2 points)
2: Face and Head: #4: ANSWER Nerve V of the skull (CN V) As the patient
clenches their teeth, feel their masseter and temporal muscles.
2: Face and Head: #5: ANSWER As the patient opens and closes their mouth,
feel their temporomandibular joint.
, 2. Face and Head: #6-ANSWER CN V Examine and feel the patient's
temporomandibular joint while they 1) open and close their jaw widely, 2)
move from side to side, and 3) stick their jaw out during all
movements.Alongside and
Without the examiner's hand resisting (3 points)
2. Face and Head: #7-ANSWER CN V Use a cotton swab to test for light touch
on the face, comparing the sides. Keep your eyes closed. Maybe during the
neuro section of the test.
ANSWER #8: Cranial Nerve VII (CN VII) 2: Head and Face Examine the
patient's facial muscle movements for presence and symmetry (7 points)
Close your eyes, open them against resistance, frown, lift your brows, puff out
your cheeks, reveal your teeth, and smile.
3. Eyes: #1-ANSWER Visual Fields-Casal/temporal/superior/inferior peripheral
vision (CN II)
3. Eyes: #2 - ANSWER Examined and described are the external structures of
the right and left eyes (6 points)
Conjunctiva, Sclera, Lacrimal Gland, Eyebrows, Lashes, and Lids, and Cornea
3. Eyes: #3 - ANSWER Analyzed from the side with a pen light (notice corneal
shape and clarity) ☐Right ☐Left
3. Eyes: #4 - ANSWER Hirschberg Test Corneal Light Reflex (CN III, IV, VI)
(is light equally bright?)
3: Eyes: #5: ANSWER CN III, IV, VI Pupillary reflexes straightforward,
agreeable, and accommodating (three tests are conducted)
DIRECT Examine the pupillary reflexes in each eyes independently. ☐Right
☐Left
CONSENSUAL Examine each eye independently for pupillary ANSWERs.
Right ☐ Left
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