SCI
An SCI diagnosis is expressed using what scale?
ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS)
A level 3 on the Ranchos Los Amigos Scale represents what level of TBI?
Severe TBI
This is one of three types of strokes, is the most common and caused by a blockage of an artery that supplies blood to the brain
Ischemic Stroke
This is a type of multiple sclerosis has periods of worsening symptoms and then stability in between symptoms.
Relapsing and remitting
Calling for help, sitting a client up and removing irritating conditions are appropriate for which complication of SCI?
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD)
You are assessing a patient with a traumatic brain injury and observe that when you speak to them, their eyes open wide. According to the Glasgow Coma Scale, what number would you grade this patient for the eye opening response?
3
It would be appropriate to use short and simple, verbal commands with MANY visual gestures and cues when working with a patient who has recently experienced this.
L CVA or Right Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis
A common assessment used to measure the of strength of individual muscle groups through both gravity eliminated and against gravity positions.
Manual muscle testing
A client may be able to use a tenodesis grasp at which spinal cord level?
C6, wrist extensors are intact but no active finger movements
You are assessing a patient with a traumatic brain injury and note that the patient is very agitated, confused, and requires maximal assistance during treatment. The patient also follows very few one-step commands. According to the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Function Scale, your patient is at
Level IV
Which 2 major arteries are included in anterior circulation syndromes?
Anterior Cerebral Artery and Middle Cerebral Artery
This preparatory method is often used with neurodegenerative patients that have abnormal tone, muscle weakness or atrophy to improve joint stability and joint ROM.
Splinting
Name all precautions and contraindications of SCI
Spinal precautions, no twisting, excessive bending, restriction on number of pounds the client can lift
What tests are administered with the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Eye test, verbal response test, and motor response test
Which standardized test would be most approriate when measuring a persons ability to move in and out of synergistic gross and fine motor control patterns?
Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Function
This neurodegenerative disease is unique compared to the others as there is no further degeneration once signs of recovery begin.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
A patient reports he cannot feel his arm or move his arm on the right side of the body, and you observe he is able to move the left side of his body. Upon sensation assessment you conclude he cannot feel pain or temperature on the left side of the body. What condition is this man most likely to have?
Brown-Sequard syndrome
What are the four key signs of a moderate TBI?
Agitated, Confused, Automatic,Purposeful
Per chart review, the next client you are going to see has a clinical presentation of impaired executive functioning, apraxia, urinary incontinence, contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss in the lower extremities. You note that the following is most likely due to an infarct in this blood supply.
Anterior Cerebral Artery
Intervention for this disease focuses on promoting independence and preserving client roles despite the disease’s fatal outcome.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)