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PCD – Sep/25/2006

Head, Neck and Regional Lymphatics, by Dr. Stephanie Rubino


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Slide.3Sutures are movable in the new borne to allow for the baby’s head to fit
in the birth canal. As the baby grows, they will ossify and become
unmovable.
Slide.4In Mumps the parotid gland is the structure that gets inflamed and
become palpable or can be observed.
Slide.5Bel’s Pulsy -> paralysis of CN VII (facial nerve)
Slide.6 CN XI (spinal accessory nerve) innervates SCM
Slide.7Thyroid gland wraps around the trachea; regulates temperature and
metabolism by secreting T3 and T4 hormones.
Slide.8Normally we do not feel the lymph node on palpation, except when there
is something going on. If any of them is palpable, make sure to exam the
area it drains.
Slide.9When a person experience more than one type of headaches, make sure
to apply LODRFICARA for each type.
If patient is taking any medication, check to see if it could cause headaches.
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Slide.12In hyperthyroidism, there is intolerance to heat, and a tendency to loos
weight.
in hypothyroidism, there is intolerance to cold, and a tendency to gain
weight
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Slide.14With age a person may present with slight head movements, which can
be normal.
Skull can be classified as normocephalic (head is proportional to the body),
macrocephalic (head is bigger in relation to the body), microcephalic (head
is smaller in relation to the body)
When examining the scalp, make sure to look at the back of the head as
well.
Slide.15When observing the face observe for symmetry as they smile or frown
Make sure to look at pictures of face characteristics for Bel’s Pulsy, TMJ and
Parkinson ’s disease.
Slide.16Tangential lighting = shine a light from the chin downwards to observe
any masses when checking for symmetry of the neck.
Slide.17Is better to have a person lying down to observe carotid artery and
jugular vein pulsations.
exophthalmos - protrusion of the eyeball from the socket, normally seeing
in people with enlarged thyroid gland (goiter)
Slide.18When assessing the sinuses uses both hands to check for symmetry.
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Slide.20Normal lymph nodes are usually less than 1 cm.
If lymph nodes are greater than 1 cm is an indication of a problem, so check
to see if they are movable. If they are not, this could be an indication of
cancer.
Slide.21When palpating for tracheal deviation, the person may cough and you
will feel the deviation.
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Slide.24The bruit sound can be due to atherosclerosis
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