ABNORMAL FINDINGS
CRANIAL NERVES
NEURO ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
OTHER STUFF
100
Diplopia
What is double vision?
100
Tested by saying 'ah' and symmetry of the elevation of the palate.
What is the glossopharyngeal nerve? (9th CN)
100
Nerve that controls eye movements.
What is oculomotor nerve? (3rd CN)
100
Measures electrical activity of the brain.
What is an EEG?
100
Mood and affect are a component of this neurological assessment.
What is mental status?
200
Opisthotonos
What is extreme arching of the back with head retraction?
200
Tested by shrugging shoulders against resistance and turning head against resistance.
What is the spinal accessory nerve? (11th CN)
200
A reflex grade that indicates a normal response.
What is 2?
200
Used to pinpoint the part of the brain involved in seizure activity.
What is a magneto encephalography (MEG)?
200
A cerebral spinal fluid pressure of 60-150 mmHg.
What is normal?
300
Homonymous hemianopia
What is blindness or defective vision in one side visual field?
300
Tested by asking client to push their tongue to either side against resistance of a tongue blade.
What is the hypoglossal nerve? (12th CN)
300
The lack of balance indicates a problem in this part of the brain.
What is cerebellar?
300
This test is a combination of ultrasound and pulsed doppler technology.
What is a carotid duplex study?
300
A test for position sense where the patient stands with legs together and eyes closed.
What is Romberg?
400
Anosognosia
What is the inability to recognize body defect or disease?
400
This nerve is partially tested by tasting salt or sugar.
What is the facial nerve? (7th CN)
400
A fanning of the toes that indicates an upper motor lesion.
What is Babinski's sign?
400
Post procedure nursing interventions include monitoring for change in mental status, bleeding, keeping pt flat and monitoring pedal pulses.
What is cerebral angiography?
400
The nerve that has 3 components that are the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular.
What is the trigeminal?
500
Astereognosis
What is the inability to recognize objects or shapes by touch?
500
The motor component of this nerve is tested by clenching the teeth and palpating the masseter muscles.
What is trigeminal nerve? (5th CN)
500
A condition indicated by both Brudzinski's and Kernig's sign.
What is meningeal irritation?
500
An artificial joint is a contraindication for this imaging exam.
What is a magnetic resonance image (MRI)?
500
Test that measures the electrical activity associated with nerve and skeletal muscle.
What is an evoked potential?
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