Assessing Head & Neck
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Upon examination of the head and neck of a client, a nurse notes that the submandibular nodes are tender and enlarged. The nurse should assess the client for further findings related to what condition?
Acute infection
The nurse practitioner auscultates both lobes of a client's enlarged thyroid gland. Identification of what sound would tend to confirm a diagnosis of a toxic goiter?
Bruit
When examining the head, the nurse remembers that the anatomic regions of the cranium take their names from which of the following sources?
The underlying bones
