You ask your client to stick out their tongue during a stroke assessment. This is testing which cranial nerve?
What is 12 (hypoglossal)?
100
You shine your pen light from side to side, watching for constriction/dilation of the pupils. There are no abnormalities with the assessment. How would you document this finding?
What is PERRLA?
100
You hear a grating sound when your client flexes his knee. This is different from a crack and documented as:
What is crepitus?
100
This is the max score of the Glasgow Coma Scale, which indicates the patient is fully awake and responsive.
What is 15?
100
These are considered the "shock absorbers" of the spine.
What are intervertebral disks?
200
In using the Snellen Chart, you are testing which CN?
What is 2 (optic)?
200
The client's eyes are not looking in the same direction. What term do you use to document this finding?
What is strabismus?
200
You conduct a Phalen's Test, asking the client to press the tops of her hands together, bending at the wrist. This is used for what condition?
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
200
This reflex is stimulated by stroking the sole/ball of the foot, with toes fanning out with positive result.
What is Babinski?
200
Your client is in her last trimester of pregnancy and has an exaggerated lumbar curve. What is this called?
What is lordosis?
300
You alternate touching the arm with a cotton ball and a safety pin. The client is not able to distinguish between sharp and dull. This is a dysfunction of what CN?
What is 5 (trigeminal)?
300
Severe oscillating of both eyes may indicate problems with the cerebellum, brainstem, or scorpion sting.
What is nystagmus?
300
These are "shock absorbers" in the spine.
What are intervertebral disks?
300
Even with damaged or severed nerves, the patient may feel sensation because it is transmitted by this area.
What is a dermatome?
300
You ask the five-year-old how to kick a soccer ball. What areas of range of motion are you testing?
What is flexion and extension?
400
You ask the client to smile, puff the cheeks, frown, and raise the eyebrows. You are testing which CN?
What is 7 (facial)?
400
Your client fails the coordination tests. You suspect he may be intoxicated but it could be a disorder of what area of the brain?
What is cerebellum?
400
This test is used to help diagnose a herniated nucleus pulpous (herniated disk).
What is leg raise?
400
You have your patient close their eyes and tell you if they feel you moving their arm up and down. This is testing what?
What is kinesthesia/sense of position?
400
The client reports a headache that feels like someone is squeezing his head on both sides. What type of headache do you suspect?
What is tension headache?
500
These nerves are stimulated when you touch the outer surface of the eye, which is sensitive to touch.
What is CN 5 and 7 (trigeminal and facial)?
500
A patient is tested using the Snellen chart. They can see at 20 feet what most people can see at 10 feet. How would you document their vision?
What is 20/10?
500
You see a tuft of hair in the spine of an infant. What might this indicate?
What is spina bifida?
500
You ask your patient orientation questions to test this area of the brain.
What is cerebrum/cerebral cortex.
500
This tract of the central nervous system mediates voluntary movement and very skilled, purposeful movements.