exam 2: holistic health assessment- assessment of the eyes,
ears, nose, mouth and throat Questions With Complete
Solutions
accomodation Correct Answer 1. ask client to fix gaze to a
distant object then to your finger placed 6" from nose
2. the pupils should dialate when visualizing a distant object and
constrict when focusing on a near object
- pupils constrict when focusing on a close object
- pupils dialate when focusing on a distant object
assess the texture, color, surface characteristics, and movement
of the: Correct Answer - palate
- uvula
-posterior pharynx
-tonsils
color and characteristics of the tympanic membrane: Correct
Answer - systematically explore landmarks
- normally is shiny and translucent with a pearl-gray color
- cone-shaped light reflex prominent in anteroinferior quadrant,
a reflection of the otoscope light
- sections of the malleus are visible through translucent drum:
the umbo, manubrium, and short process
- at periphery, annulus looks whiter and dense
concha Correct Answer the deep cavity in front of the external
auditory meatus of the ear
contained within the mouth: Correct Answer tongue, teeth,
gums, salivary glands
, cornea Correct Answer - covers iris and pupil
- transparent, avascular, and richly innervated with sensory
nerves
- allows light transmission though the lens to the retina
- tears provide cornea with O2 and protects the surface from
drying
corneal light relfex tests for what? Correct Answer - assesses
symmetry of the pupils
- when one pupil dialates, the other one should too
- inspects extraocular muscle function
diagnostic positions test (6 cardinal fields of gaze) Correct
Answer - inspects extraocular muscle function
1. while client is looking at you, position your finger 10-12in.
from the client's nose
2. ask the client to keep their head still and use eyes onle to
follow your finger or object in hand
3. move object through each of the six positions (upper outer,
lower outer, upper inner, lower inner, side to side) for each eye
4. hold movement momentarily at each extreme to assess for
nystagmus (involuntary movement of eyeball)
5. normal finding is parallel tracking of the object with both eyes
ear is a sensory organ that functions in: Correct Answer
equilibrium or balance & hearing
EOM stands for? Correct Answer extra ocular movement
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