VISION
when the upper eyelid of one or both eyes droops over your eye - may result from damage to the nerve that controls the muscles of the eyelid, problems with the muscle strength (as in myasthenia gravis), or from swelling of the lid.
what is ptosis?
This is the function of a screening exam
to detect potential health disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of disease. The goal is early detection and lifestyle changes or surveillance, to reduce the risk of disease, or to detect it early enough to treat it most effectively.
In this cognitive test the clinician may repeat the question 3 times
what is the MMSE?
Which form of the GDS is used by GPAT clinicians?
What is the GDS short form?
The main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system
What is the vagus nerve? (CNX)
a condition where your eyes make rapid, repetitive,? uncontrolled movements - The most common cause of acquired nystagmus is certain drugs or medicines. Also ear disorders, head injuries, or neurological diseases.
what is nystagmus?
This is what PQRST stands for in a pain assessment
P, provoke and palliate; Q, quality; R, region and radiation; S, severity; T, time/triggers
(will accept one example from each letter)
In attention and calculation using the SMMSE, how many points are allocated for this sequence?
DLROW
DRROW
The target population for the GDS to be used is one of these.
What is healthy, medically ill, and mild to moderately cognitively impaired older adults.
two nerves being tested with field of vision
oculomotor nerve (3)
trochlear nerve (4)
Abducens nerve (6)
the distance that you hold your visual stimulus between you and the patient when testing visual fields
what is half way?
These are three principles of health documentation
What are clear complete concise factual organized and timely?
How many points are allocated for the following serial sevens?
93, 87, 80, 73, 64
What is 3?
What is a score of 7 indicative of on the GDS Short Form?
What is mild depression?
This is indicative of likely infection when palpating lymph nodes
What is tenderness?
PERRLA is the acronym for this.
what is, Pupils Equal, Round, and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
A correct response in the MOCA (abstraction) for train-bicycle is this.
What is mode of transportation, you take trips on it or means of travelling?
Name one question number on the GDS Short Form that when answered negatively indicates possible depression.
What is question 1, 5, 7, 11 or 13?
The number of cranial nerves
What is 12?
cranial nerves mnemonic
On Old Olympus' Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops
Participants are allocated 1 point for education <12 years using this cognitive test
What is the MoCA?
What is a limitation of the GDS Short Form?
What is…does not assess for suicidality.
Three features of lymph nodes that are concerning
present in supraclavicular, or infraclavicular fossa
not moveable
spherical
hard