HNS Flashcards by Shubham Gupta

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Test the general sensory functions of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve by stimulating the appropriate dermatomes with a pin.

1. Tell patient you're going to tap on different parts of their face to test sensation
2. Ask patient to close their eyes and say yes whenever they feel me touching them
3. Gently tap pin on each side above the eye brows to test ophthalmic
4. Gently tap pin on each side between eye and nose
5. Gently tap pin on each side between mouth and jaw
6. Ask patient if it felt the same on both sides

Test motor function of the mandibular part of the trigeminal nerve

Tell patient you're going to be feeling their chewing muscles
Ask them to clench their jaw
Feel masseter and temporals muscle

Test motor function of the facial nerve

Ask patient to raise eyebrows
Ask patient to squeeze eyes shut
Ask patient to smile/show teeth
Ask patient to puff out cheeks
Ask patient to grimace

Recall testing of glossopharyngeal nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and gently touch touch depressor on back of tongue to evoke a gag reflex

Test motor function of vagus nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and say ahh
Observe elevation of uvula
Deviation from midline would be away from the lesioned side

Test motor function of hypoglossal nerve

Ask patient to protract their tongue
Deviation from the midline would be towards the lesioned side

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Test the general sensory functions of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve by stimulating the appropriate dermatomes with a pin.

Test motor function of the mandibular part of the trigeminal nerve

Tell patient you're going to be feeling their chewing muscles
Ask them to clench their jaw
Feel masseter and temporals muscle

Test motor function of the facial nerve

Ask patient to raise eyebrows
Ask patient to squeeze eyes shut
Ask patient to smile/show teeth
Ask patient to puff out cheeks
Ask patient to grimace

Recall testing of glossopharyngeal nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and gently touch touch depressor on back of tongue to evoke a gag reflex

Test motor function of vagus nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and say ahh
Observe elevation of uvula
Deviation from midline would be away from the lesioned side

Test motor function of hypoglossal nerve

Ask patient to protract their tongue
Deviation from the midline would be towards the lesioned side

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Test the general sensory functions of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve by stimulating the appropriate dermatomes with a pin.

Test motor function of the mandibular part of the trigeminal nerve

Tell patient you're going to be feeling their chewing musclesAsk them to clench their jawFeel masseter and temporals muscle

Test motor function of the facial nerve

Ask patient to raise eyebrowsAsk patient to squeeze eyes shutAsk patient to smile/show teethAsk patient to puff out cheeksAsk patient to grimace

Recall testing of glossopharyngeal nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and gently touch touch depressor on back of tongue to evoke a gag reflex

Test motor function of vagus nerve

Ask patient to open their mouth and say ahhObserve elevation of uvulaDeviation from midline would be away from the lesioned side

Test motor function of hypoglossal nerve

Ask patient to protract their tongueDeviation from the midline would be towards the lesioned side

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Tell patient you're going to be feeling their chewing muscles
Ask them to clench their jaw
Feel masseter and temporals muscle

Ask patient to raise eyebrows
Ask patient to squeeze eyes shut
Ask patient to smile/show teeth
Ask patient to puff out cheeks
Ask patient to grimace

Ask patient to open their mouth and say ahh
Observe elevation of uvula
Deviation from midline would be away from the lesioned side

Ask patient to protract their tongue
Deviation from the midline would be towards the lesioned side