As you begin the physical examination, you will survey the patientâs general. appearance and measure the patientâs height and weight. These data provide. information about the patientâs nutritional status and amount of body fat. Body fat consists primarily of adipose in the form of triglyceride and is stored.
Tonsil stones are among the major causes of bad breath. They are more common in people who have suffered chronic inflammation in their tonsil or have had repeated bouts of tonsil stones. Also, its a known fact that they are more common in children than in adults.
Cryptic tonsils are common, painless, a common cause of bad breath, and a source of tonsilliths/tonsilloliths or tonsil stones. Below is a picture of a tonsils with tonsilliths. Exudates are whitish material that appear on tonsils which are inflammed. The cause can be viral or bacterial. Sometimes the exudates are so typical of one or the other that a fairly accurate diagnosis can be made just by looking at the throat. For example, Infectious Mononucleosis is characterized by enlarged tonsils (sometimes so enlarged that they meet in the middle, called kissing tonsils) and a membraneous-looking exudate, as in the picture below.