Nurs 5335 Family 2 (Study Guide 2024/2025) Eent Family Nursing Ii Modules 1&2

Lesions that do not go away after 2 weeks and bleed easily. Persistent white or red patch in mouth. Lump or thickening in mouth, throat or tongue. Difficulty chewing or swallowing, moving jaw or tongue. Numbness to tongue or other areas of mouth. Swelling of jaw that causes denture to fit poorly or become uncomfortable. 60% of intraoral carcinomas present as ulcers first, 30% present as growths. *Carcinoma of the tongue or floor of the mouth has a poor prognosis. {Ans: oral cancer}Hyphema:Prevention: {Ans: protective eyewear; control DM and hemophilia}dental abscess {Ans: Any abscess found in the tissues around the tooth. They arise as a result of infection by normal oral flora in a carious tooth or as a result of traumatized gingival mucosa}Dry AMD {Ans: Difficulty w/ night vision & w/ changing light conditions (specifically, changes in Amsler grid self-evaluation & trouble w/ reading); Visual fluctuation (ie, some days, vision is poor; other days,}strabismus caused by {Ans: Family history, Retinopathy of prematurity, low birth weight, premature birth, smoking during pregnancy}periorbital edema {Ans: swelling of the tissues surrounding the eye or eyes Hordeola, Chalazia, Bug bites, trauma-related lesions, lesions caused by recent surgical procedures