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Doctor/patient relationship
Cranial Nerves
Neuroimaging
Patient Interviewing
Neuro Exam
100
Term to describe questions that cannot be answered with a simple yes or no
What is open-ended questions?
100
Number of cranial nerves you have
What is 12?
100
Brain scan most commonly used to evaluate patients with strokes that uses a series of x-ray beams passed through the head
What is CT?
100
Term for primary reason patient is there to see you
What is chief complaint?
100
Three tools you need to complete neuro exam
reflex hammer, tuning fork, pen light?
200
Term for keeping patient's personal health info private
What is confidentiality?
200
Nerve you test when you ask patient to raise their eyebrows, close both eyes tightly, smile, frown, and puff out cheeks
What is facial nerve?
200
Uses detection of radio frequency signals produced by displaced radio waves in a magnetic field
What is MRI?
200
Two types of identifying information to gather from patient
What is age/gender/ethnicity?
200
Name of two reflexes you can check with your reflex hammer.
What is biceps reflex/triceps reflex/brachioradialis reflex/knee reflex/ankle reflex/plantar response?
300
Term to describe ability to share and understanding feelings of others
What is empathy?
300
Nerve you test when you ask patient to stick out tongue
What is hypoglossal nerve?
300
Electrical activity of the brain recorded with scalp or brain electrodes
What is EEG?
300
Questions about childhood illnesses and adult illnesses fall in this category of the history
What is past medical history?
300
Word used to describe person's manner of walking
What is gait?
400
In ethics, term used to describe protecting patient's right to make decisions about their health care
What is autonomy?
400
You use this method to test the optic and oculomotor nerves
What is check pupil constriction?
400
Specific type of real-time imaging used to evaluate patients for increased risk of stroke
What is carotid ultrasound?
400
Two aspects of social history to ask patients about
What is occupation/education/marital status/habits?
400
If air conduction is less than bone conduction in this test, it is suggestive of conductive hearing loss in that ear
What is Rinne test?
500
"It's understandable that you would feel discouraged considering all you've been through" is an example of what important concept
What is legitimization?
500
Nerve you test when you rub fingers together and ask patient to say which side sound is heard
What is vestibulocochlear?
500
Specific compressible vessel seen on ultrasound that we did on Wednesday
What is internal jugular vein?
500
Three attributes of pain you must ask about when taking a patient's history
What is onset/location/duration/characteristic/alleviating or aggravating factors/radiation/timing or frequency/severity?
500
Name of test used to check coordination in which you ask patient to stand with eyes closed, feet together while you check their stance
What is Romberg test?