To palpate a patient's frontal sinuses, you should gently apply pressure
a. over the infraorbital ridge with your thumb or middle finger.
b. over the bony ridge of the upper orbits with your thumbs.
c. under the bony ridge of the upper orbits with your thumbs.
d. under the infraorbital ridge with your thumb or middle finger.
C
To palpate the frontal sinuses, gently press the thumbs under the bony ridge of the upper eyeballs or orbits. Pressure on the eyeballs themselves should be avoided. Palpation of the maxillary sinuses is performed by applying gentle pressure in the area under the infraorbital ridge using the thumb or middle finger. The patient should feel firm pressure but no pain. Sinus areas that are tender to palpation occur in patients with chronic allergies and acute infection (sinusitis).
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