KPE 273 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ken Wilber, Hernia, Hypotension
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Temporomandibular joint dysfunction: chronic rather than acute and effects the joint and the fibrocartilage meniscus, joint noise and pain opening/closing, price, immobilization. Zygomatic fracture: eye, muscle attachments, direct blow, eye sunken, excessive swelling. Mandibular fracture: mandible, mouth, direct blow (mostly on the angles, malocclusion (change in bite), change in speech, maintain airway, medical emergency. Maxillary fracture: eye, maxilla, nose, high impact forces (they come in 3 different degrees of severity, long face, ecchymosis of cheek, maintain airway, ice, medical emergency. Epistaxis (nose bleed: nose, nose picking, trauma, dry air, pressure changes, bleeding. Deviated septum: cartilage, lateral compressive force, difference in air flow between nares. Nasal fracture: bone, cartilage, direct blow to the face, lateral displacement (not always), airway obstructed, control bleeding, assess septum, ice, refer. Mouth laceration: soft tissue, teeth, direct blow to the mouth, bleeding, swelling, control bleeding with sterile gauze, refer if necessary.