Evaluation of the Head and Neck

SAT 2/28
• Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
• A) The students were waiting for the visiting
team's bus to arrive.
• B) The students' were waiting for the visiting
teams bus to arrive.
• C) The students' were waiting for the visiting
team's bus to arrive.
• D) The student's were waiting for the visiting
team's bus to arrive.
ANSWER 2/28
• A is correct
• The students were waiting for the visiting team's bus
to arrive. is correct because "students" does not
need an apostrophe, but in "team's", an apostrophe
is used to show ownership.
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AAbAbdomin
-ac,-al,-an,-ar,-ary
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Ad
Aden
Adip
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albin
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A-: without
Ab-: awayfrom
Abdomin: abdomen
-ac,-al,-an,-ar,-ary: peretaining to
Acu: needle, sharp
Ad: toward
Aden: gland
Adip: fat
Aer: air
Albin: white
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-algesia
-algia
Ambi
Amni
AnAndr
Angi
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-algesia: pain, sensitivity
-algia: pain
Ambi: both
Amni: amnion
An-: without
Andr: male
Angi: vessel
Ante-: before, infront of
Antero: before, in front of
Anti: against
EVALUATION OF THE
HEAD AND NECK
ANATOMY REVIEW
• Skull
ANATOMY REVIEW
• Brain
ANATOMY REVIEW
ANATOMY REVIEW
• Meninges
• Cerebrospinal fluid
HISTORY
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Primary survey-ABCs, LOC
Location of symptoms
Mechanism of head injury
Loss of consciousness
Previous history of head/neck injury
Complaints of weakness, numbness, tingling
INSPECTION
• Positioning of head/neck
• Bony structures and scalp
• Eyes
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General
Nystagmus
Pupil size
Reaction to light
• Nose and ears
• Bleeding/CSF
PALPATION
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Skull/face
Spinous and transverse processes
Musculature
Throat
SPECIAL TESTS-FUNCTIONAL
• Memory
• Retrograde amnesia
• Anterograde
amnesia
• Cognitive function
• Behavior
• Analytical skills
• Information
processing
• Neuropsychological
Testing
• word recall, number
ordering
• Balance and
Coordination
• Rhomberg/BESS
• Vital Signs
SPECIAL TESTS-NEUROLOGICAL
TESTING
• Cranial Nerve Function
SPECIAL TESTS-NEUROLOGICAL
SPECIAL TESTS-NEUROLOGICAL
• Upper Quarter Screen- instruction to be provided
when we study the arm
SPECIAL TESTS-SPECIFIC INJURIES
• Head Trauma
• Concussion
• Postconcussion
syndrome
• Second impact
syndrome
• Intracranial
hematoma
• Skull fractures
• Cervical Spinal
Cord Trauma
• Cervical fracture or
dislocation
• Transient
quadriplegia