Neuro
Babinski, Rooting, Stepping
What are infant reflexes?
Cranial nerve responsible for sense of smell
What is cranial nerve I olfactory?
This nerve could be assessed by using the Snellen chart
What is cranial nerve II optic?
The parts of the Autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous system?
This reflex is the only primitive reflex that remains from infancy to adulthood, the normal finding does change with age.
What is babinski?
When an object, such as an adult finger, is placed in an infant's palm, the infant's fingers reflexively grasp the object.
What is palmar grasp reflex?
This cranial nerve can be assessed via the whisper test.
What is cranial nerve VIII acoustic or vestibulocochlear?
Assessment of this nerve includes assessing of forehead, cheek, and jawline
What is cranial nerve V trigeminal?
Responsible for "rest and digest"
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
A normal finding on this scale would be a score of 15, the lowest score one can receive is a 3.
What is Glasgow Coma Scale?
Older adults have an increased risk of this when changing positions, which increases their likelihood of falls.
Assess this nerve by looking for symmetrical movement of facial features when smiling, frowning, etc.
What is VII facial?
Name these cranial nerves:IV, VII, XI
What are trochlear, facial, and spinal accessory?
Responsible for "Fight or Flight" response
What is sympathetic nervous system?
Posture where patients extremities turn inward and arms bend toward the center of the body
What is decorticate rigidity?
Older adults experience this change in reaction times due to a change in nerve conduction velocity.
What is slower reaction time?
What is cranial nerve XI Spinal Accessory?
"Light, Tight, Dynamite."
What is cranial nerve XII hypoglossal?
What is temporal lobe?
A patient is lying supine. When the provider brings the patient's head up and forward by supporting the neck, their knees bend and their legs pull up. Name this reflex and what condition it is indicative of.
What is Brudzinski reflex and Meningitis?
A basic neuro assesment always checking to make sure a patient is _____________ and ____________
Alert and oriented
Patient's gag reflex is intact, which 2 cranial nerves are responsible?
What are cranial nerves IX glossopharyngeal and X vagus?
Which 3 nerves work together to give the eye full range of motion
Area of the brain responsible for personality, behavior, emotion, and intellect
What is the frontal lobe?
This is the best time to self-examine breast
What is day 4-7 of menses?