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The head and neck screening at a first exam

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PATIENT

A 58-year-old is new to the clinic for a first exam and has no complaint. The dentist does the head and neck screening before looking at the teeth.

FINDINGS
  • No complaint
  • Face looked at from the front, then the neck felt
  • Lymph nodes of the head and neck palpated gently, both sides
  • Plan: look and feel inside the mouth, then record the finding

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Cases › Patient assessment · M24
The head and neck screening at a first exam

Practice cases written from published sources. Not an exam or admissions result; your program and examiners decide.

PATIENT

A 58-year-old is new to the clinic for a first exam and has no complaint. The dentist does the head and neck screening before looking at the teeth.

FINDINGS
  • No complaint
  • Face looked at from the front, then the neck felt
  • Lymph nodes of the head and neck palpated gently, both sides
  • Plan: look and feel inside the mouth, then record the finding
Feel the lymph nodes of the head and neck, M24 step 2M24 step 2: Feel the lymph nodes of the head and neck. Open this step in the lesson.

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M24: Head and neck screening: look, feel, record, then re-check or refer. Open the lesson step