Examination of nose ear nd skull
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Skull[edit | edit source]
Inspection[edit | edit source]
Skull shape :
- mesocephalic - normal skull shape,
- brachycephalic - shortened posteriorly,
- dolichocephalic - anteroposteriorly extended,
- microcephalic - small skull accompanied by mental disorders,
- macrocephalic - magnified,
- hydrocephalus - in children - due to an increase in intracranial pressure when the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid is disturbed - enlarged calva with splayed seams
- Paget's disease - bone thickening for unknown reasons - mainly in the frontal landscape,
- caput quadratum - square skull - prominent frontal and parietal part of the skull - caused by vitamin D deficiency,
- turicephalic - turret (tower shaped)- premature fusion of seams
Palpation[edit | edit source]
Sensitive innervation of the face - outputs of the trigeminal nerve - painful in inflammation:
- n. supraorbitalis,
- infrastructural nerve,
- n. mentalis.
Percussion[edit | edit source]
Painful in sinusitis - especially in the frontal area
Nose[edit | edit source]
Inspection[edit | edit source]
- size - prominent in acromegaly,
- bleeding
- unilateral - local mucosal damage,
- bilateral - hypertension , uremia ,
- secretion - common in rhinitis
Ears[edit | edit source]
Inspection :[edit | edit source]
- gout tophus - uric acid salts accumulate on the auricle,
- secretions
- odorless - inflammation of the mucous membranes,
- smelly - purulent inflammation of the bone.
References[edit | edit source]
Source[edit | edit source]
Related Articles[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- CHROBÁK, Ladislav, et al. Propaedeutics of internal medicine. 2nd edition. City, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0609-1 .
