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How does the examiner use the Tuning Fork during Neurological Assessments?
What is to assess the patient's ability to feel vibrations. The tuning fork is struck & then put in contact with bone (usually fingers & great toe).
The correct medical term used to describe the sensation of burning, numbness, or tingling (usually in relationship to one of the limbs).
What is Paresthesia
The correct medical term used to describe heel-to-toe walking.
What is Tandem Walking
In this type of abnormal body positioning, there is pronation of the arms & extension of the elbows.
What is Decerebrate Posturing
The correct term for the assessment test used to test the patient's ability to recognize objects by feeling their forms, sizes, & weights, with the eyes closed.
What is Stereognosis
How does the examiner use common objects like a key, paperclip, quarter coin & cotton ball during the Neurological Assessment?
What is to assess for Stereognosis
The correct medical term used to describe difficulty forming words.
What is Dysarthria
The correct medical term used to describe an uncoordinated or unsteady gait.
What is Ataxia
This is the phase that immediately follows a seizure (use correct medical terminology).
What is the Postictal Phase
The correct term for the test which used to assess the patient's ability to "read" a number that is traced on the skin (usually hand) while the eyes are closed.
What is Graphaesthesia
How does the examiner use a reflex hammer during the Neurological Assessment?
What is to assess reflexes (which are a form of percussion skill)
The correct medical term used to describe back & forth oscillation of the eyes.
What is Nystagmus
The correct medical term for a decreased pain sensation.
What is Hypoalgesia
In this type of abnormal posturing of the body, there is flexion of the elbows.
What is Decorticate Posturing
The correct medical term for the test which is used to assess the patient's ability to perceive passive movement of the extremities. While the patient's eyes are closed, the examiner moves a finger or toe up or down & asks the patient to identify the direction.
What is Kinaesthesia (which means position)
How does the examiner use familiar aromatic substances like coffee, mint toothpaste, orange, vanilla, or soap during the Neurological Assessment?
What is to perform an assessment of the Olfactory Nerve (CNI). The patient's eyes are closed, & one nostril is occluded, the patient then sniffs the item & identifies the smell.
The correct medical term used to describe difficulty understanding language or expressing language.
What is Aphasia
The correct medical term for absence of pain sensation.
What is Analgesia
The correct medical term for a decreased touch sensation.
What is Hypoaesthesia
The name of the test used to assess the patient's ability to remain balanced & retain their posture, while the eyes are closed for 20 seconds (remember that balance is a cerebellar function).
What is Romberg Test
The examiner asks the patient to close their eyes, then touches the face in 3 areas (forehead, upper cheek & along the lower jaw). Which cranial nerve is being assessed using the cotton swab?
What is the Trigeminal Nerve (CN V) sensory division of the nerve. It also has a motor component.
The correct medical term used to describe a decreased or lost sense of smell.
What is Anosmia
The correct medical term for increased pain sensation.
What is Hyperalgesia
The correct medical term for absent touch sensation.
What is Anaesthesia
The correct names (3 of them) for the reflex test that involves the striking of the reflex hammer just below the patella, while the patient assumes a sitting position.
What are Quadriceps Reflex; Knee Jerk Reflex; & Patellar Reflex (all L2 to L4 assessments)