NURS105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nasal Congestion, Fontanelle, Anosmia
22 Jan 2016
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For assessing head and neck: know cranial bones/ facial bones, the fontanelles on infants, anterior fontanel will be open on babies up to 2 years of age, should be flat, if sunken sign of dehydration, if bulging sign of pressure, posterior fontanel will close approximately 2 months after birth, muscles of the head and neck trap and scm for assisted breathing. Friday, january 22, y: the trigeminal nerve (cn v, signs of paralysis/ asymmetry, if paralysis, could be a sign of innervation problems, past circulatory problems, look for added signs of troubled breathing or swallowing, look at salivary glands for bulges, parotid glands can be seen bulging externally, the sublingual and submandibular glands can be seen via the inside of the mouth, look at c7 check rom, check neck, ex: trachea = midline, thyroid cartilage = adam"s apple, thyroid gland = t3, t4 etc.
