Author Question: The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. This joint is located just ... (Read 69 times)

leo leo · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. This joint is located just below the temporal artery and anterior to the:

a. Hyoid bone.
b. Vagus nerve.
c. Tragus.
d. Mandible.

Question 2

During a well-baby checkup, the nurse notices that a 1-week-old infant's face looks small compared with his cranium, which seems enlarged. On further examination, the nurse also notices dilated scalp veins and downcast or setting sun eyes.

The nurse suspects which condition?
a.
Craniotabes
b.
Microcephaly
c.
Hydrocephalus
d.
Caput succedaneum

coreycathey · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The temporomandibular joint is just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Hydrocephalus occurs with the obstruction of drainage of cerebrospinal fluid that results in excessive accumulation, increasing intracranial pressure, and an enlargement of the head. The face looks small, compared with the enlarged cranium, and dilated scalp veins and downcast or setting sun eyes are noted. Craniotabes is a softening of the skull's outer layer. Microcephaly is an abnormally small head. A caput succedaneum is edematous swelling and ecchymosis of the presenting part of the head caused by birth trauma.