Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 23 views

    NCM 101 09 - Mouth and Oropharynx

    Uploaded by

    Paninsoro Niña Maria Christina M.
    The document discusses examining the mouth and oropharynx. It includes sections on the lips, teeth, gums, tongue, tonsils and salivary glands. The examination involves collecting both subjective data through a health history and objective data by performing a physical examination. Cultural variations in normal findings are noted. Potential abnormalities that could be found during examination are also outlined.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    NCM 101 09 - Mouth and Oropharynx

    Uploaded by

    Paninsoro Niña Maria Christina M.
    23 views23 pages
    The document discusses examining the mouth and oropharynx. It includes sections on the lips, teeth, gums, tongue, tonsils and salivary glands. The examination involves collecting both subjective data through a health history and objective data by performing a physical examination. Cultural variations in normal findings are noted. Potential abnormalities that could be found during examination are also outlined.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses examining the mouth and oropharynx. It includes sections on the lips, teeth, gums, tongue, tonsils and salivary glands. The examination involves collecting both subjective data through a health history and objective data by performing a physical examination. Cultural variations in normal findings are noted. Potential abnormalities that could be found during examination are also outlined.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    23 views23 pages

    NCM 101 09 - Mouth and Oropharynx

    Uploaded by

    Paninsoro Niña Maria Christina M.
    The document discusses examining the mouth and oropharynx. It includes sections on the lips, teeth, gums, tongue, tonsils and salivary glands. The examination involves collecting both subjective data through a health history and objective data by performing a physical examination. Cultural variations in normal findings are noted. Potential abnormalities that could be found during examination are also outlined.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 23

    Assessing the Mouth and

    Oropharynx
    MOUTH

    TONSILS

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    SALIVARY
    GLANDS
     Parotid gland
     Sublingual gland
     Submandibular gland

    THROAT

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    COLLECTING
    SUBJECTIVE DATA:
    THE NURSING
    HEALTH HISTORY

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    COLLECTING
    OBJECTIVE DATA:
    PHYSICAL
    EXAMINATION

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    7
    CULTURAL NORMAL ABNORMAL
    CONSIDERATIONS FINDINGS FINDINGS
    Pink lips are normal in light- SMOOTH AND  Pallor
    skinned clients, as are MOIST (Circumoral
    bluish or freckled lips in pallor)
    some dark-skinned clients,
     Bluish
    especially those of
    Mediterranean descent (cyanotic) lips
     Reddish lips
     Swelling of lips
    (edema)

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    8
    NORMAL FINDINGS ABNORMAL
    FINDINGS
    Thirty-two pearly  Tooth decay
    CULTURAL
    whitish teeth with  Missing teeth
    CONSIDERATIONS smooth surfaces  Brown or yellow
    A number of tooth
    variations occur, and edges. stains
    especially in Asian,
    Pacific Islanders, and
    Native Americans,
    including talon cusps on
    incisors and circular
    molars (Jerome & Hanlon,
    2007).

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    9

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    10

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    11

    (A) Inspecting the dorsal surface of the tongue (B) Inspecting the ventral surface of the tongue

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    12

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    13

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    14

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    15

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    16

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    17

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    18

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    ABNORMALITIES OF THE
    MOUTH AND THROAT

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    20

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    21

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    22

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS
    23

    FIRSTUP
    CONSULTANTS

    You might also like