Neuro
The Snellen chart assesses this specific cranial nerve.
What is cranial nerve II, the ocular nerve?
The submandibular.
Which lymph node will be under the mandible of the jaw?
List the normal findings of aging of the face of an adult.
What is loss of collagen and subcutaneous tissue, prominent bone structures, wrinkles, and atrophied muscles?
This is the term for a normal-looking head.
What is normocephalic?
Patient is aware of person, place, time, and situation.
What is oriented x4?
Assessing the gag reflex and the rise and fall of the uvula.
What is cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve.
The pre- and post-auricular lymph nodes.
Which lymph nodes will be in front of and behind the ear?
This test assesses the patient's ability to maintain balance without using their eyes. Their feet should be together, with their hands to their sides. Have them close their eyes for 20 seconds.
What is the Romberg test?
This is how tonsils are charted when they are touching the uvula.
What is a 3+?
This is when one eye has a light shown in it, and the opposite eye contracts.
What is consensual reflex?
Puffing the cheeks, a symmetrical smile, raising the eyebrows.
How we assess cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve?
Above collar bone
What is the supraclavicular lymph node?
FAST.
How do you assess for a stroke?
This is charted to describe a normal oral cavity.
What is pink, moist mucus membranes, with teeth and gums are intact?
This is when one or both pupil(s) are dilated and fixed.
What is mydriasis?
Testing the 6 cardinal fields of gaze.
What are the cranial nerves III, IV, VI, oculomotor nerve, trochlear, and abducens nerves?
These lymph nodes are found along the edge of the trapezius muscle, in the posterior triangle of the neck.
What are the posterior cervical lymph nodes?
This test identifies how to assess CN XI (11).
What is shrugging the shoulders and turning the head against resistance?
This is known to occur in the lips of elderly patients due to aging.
What are purse-string lips?
This causes your gums to bleed easily.
What is gingivitis?
A symmetrical tongue.
What is assessing the cranial nerve XII, the hypoglossal nerve?
A normal assessment of lymph nodes.
What are non-palpable or non-tender lymph nodes?
This cranial nerve assists with sensation to the face, the ability to discern sharp and dull sensations of the face, and if the corneal reflex is intact.
What is cranial nerve V, the trigeminal nerve?
An enlarged thyroid gland.
What is a goiter?
Pull up and out.