Exam 13: Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics

The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetrical.On examination,the nurse may find that there has been damage to cranial nerve:

The nurse has just completed a lymph node assessment on a 60-year-old healthy female patient.The nurse knows that most lymph nodes in healthy adults are normally:

During a well-baby checkup,a mother is concerned because her 2-month-old infant cannot hold her head up when she is pulled to a sitting position.Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse suspects that a patient has hyperthyroidism and laboratory data indicate that the patient's thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine hormone levels are elevated.Which of these findings would the nurse most likely find on examination?

A mother brings her newborn in for an assessment and asks,"Is there something wrong with my baby? His head seems so big." The nurse recognizes that which statement is true regarding the relative proportions of the head and trunk of the newborn?

A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency department with a severe headache he describes as "Like nothing I've ever had before." His temperature is 104° F,and he has a stiff neck.The nurse looks for other signs and symptoms of which problem?

During an examination of a female patient,the nurse notes lymphadenopathy and suspects an acute infection.Acutely infected lymph nodes would be:

During an examination,the nurse finds that a patient's left temporal artery is tortuous and feels hardened and tender compared with the right temporal artery.The nurse suspects which condition?

A physician tells the nurse that a patient's vertebra prominens is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour.The area of the body the nurse will assess is the area:

The nurse is aware that the four areas in the body where lymph nodes are accessible are the:

The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation.This joint is located just below the temporal artery and anterior to the:

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head.The nurse suspects damage to cranial nerve (CN)_____ and proceeds with the examination by _____.

During an examination,the nurse knows that Paget's disease would be indicated by which of these assessment findings?

A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head,especially around his eye,forehead,and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours,occurring once or twice each day.The nurse should suspect:

A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front of her neck below her "Adam's apple" that seems to be getting bigger.During the assessment,the finding that leads the nurse to suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is that the lump (nodule):

During a well-baby check,the nurse notices that a 1-week-old infant's face looks small compared with his cranium,which seems enlarged.On further examination,the nurse also notices dilated scalp veins and downcast,or "setting sun," eyes.The nurse suspects which condition?

A mother brings her 2-month-old daughter in for an examination and says,"My daughter rolled over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has this spot that is soft on the top of her head.Is there something terribly wrong?" The nurse's best response would be:

During an examination of a patient in her third trimester of pregnancy,the nurse notices that the patient's thyroid gland is slightly enlarged.No enlargement had been noticed previously.The nurse suspects that:

A mother brings in her newborn infant for an assessment and tells the nurse that she has noticed that whenever her newborn's head is turned to the right side,she straightens out the arm and leg on the same side and flexes the opposite arm and leg.After finding this on examination,the nurse would tell her that this is:

During an examination of a 3-year-old child,the nurse notices a bruit over the left temporal area.The nurse should: