Flip the upper eyelid method

The method of flipping the upper jaw is that every doctor must be skilled and skillful, and have important significance for medical and other eye diseases. Pay attention to the skin color, whether there is inflammation, edema, rash, mass, tenderness or sputum pronunciation; sputum or ankle erosion, with or without varus, valgus, trichiasis, sagging, incomplete closure, bilateral cleavage size is symmetrical Whether the eyebrows and eyelashes are detached or discolored, whether there is swelling or pain in the lymph nodes before the ear, and whether the eyelids on both sides are symmetrical, whether the gingival margin is damaged or not, and whether there is a lumps in the sputum. Basic Information Specialist Category: Ophthalmic Examination Category: Other Inspections Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Tips: When checking, ask the person who is turned over to look down, gently lift the upper jaw, turn it over, don't use too much force. Normal value The index finger is placed in the depression of the upper eyebrow in the center of the upper eyelid. The two fingers hold the skin of the corresponding part and gently pull it forward and downward, then gently press the upper edge of the sputum with the index finger, and the thumb will turn the upper skin upwards at the same time. It is turned over to expose the upper conjunctiva. At this time, the thumb of the other hand gently pushes the eyeball down on the lower jaw to expose the upper conjunctiva. Clinical significance Abnormal result Pay attention to skin color, whether there is inflammation, edema, rash, mass, tenderness or sputum pronunciation; sacral or ankle erosion, with or without varus, valgus, trichiasis, sagging, incomplete closure; Whether the eyebrows and eyelashes are detached or discolored; whether the lymph nodes in the ear are swollen or not; and whether the eyelids on both sides are symmetrical, whether there is any damage to the gingival margin, and whether there is a lumps in the sputum. People who need to check: If there are no special circumstances, anyone can do it. Precautions Contraindications before inspection: hands should be clean and dry. Requirements for inspection: The person who is turned over looks down, gently lifts the upper jaw, flips and turns, not too hard. Inspection process First look at the examinee, place the index finger in the concave under the eyelid of the upper jaw, put the thumb in front of the seesaw near the rim, and then put the soft tissue between the eyelids and the fingers, and pull the eyelid forward and downward. At the same time, the index finger gently pressed down, the thumb twisted the eyelids up, and the upper jaw was turned over. Not suitable for the crowd Generally there are no people who are not suitable. Adverse reactions and risks Generally no adverse reactions.

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