Week 13 NEURO Flashcards

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Infant CN 1

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Olfactory

Difficult to test

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how to test for visual acuity in infants? CN?

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CN II
Optic

look for facial response & tracking

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How to test for response to light in infants? CN?

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CN II & III

Optic & Oculomotor

darken room
Optic blink reflex
pupillary response

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How to test for EOM in infants? CN?

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CN 3, 4, 6
Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens

how well infant tracks smiling face & if eyes move together

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How to test for the motor system in infants? CN?

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CN 5 Trigeminal

rooting reflex
suckling reflex & strength of suck

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How to test the infant’s face? CN?

what does an abnormal response mean?

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CN 7 Facial

Observe infant crying; symmetrical?

Asymmetry = congenital facial nerve palsy from birth trauma or developmental defects

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How to test acoustics with infant? which CN?

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CN 8 Vestibulocochlear

Blinking of both eyes in response to loud noise
Observe tracking in response to sound

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How to test swallowing with infant? CN?

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CN 9 & 10

Glossopharyngeal & Vagus

observe coordination with swallowing
Gag reflex

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Dysphagia in an infant indicates injury to what cranial nerves?

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Injury to CN 9, 10, 12

Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Hypoglossal

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How to test spinal accessory in infant? CN?

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CN 11 Spinal Accessory

symmetry of shoulders

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how to test hypoglossal in infant? CN?

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CN 12 Hypoglossal

coordination of sucking, swallowing and tongue thrusting
Pinch nostrils; tongue midline?

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Palmar Grasp reflex

Maneuver
Age
Meaning if it goes beyond? #2

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fingers in infants hand

AGE:
Birth - 4 months

PERSISTENCE:
-beyond 6 months suggests pyramidal tract dysfx
-Persistance beyond 2 months= CNS damage, especially
if fingers over lap thumb

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Plantar Grasp Reflex

Maneuver
AGE
persistence meaning?

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Touch base of toes; toes should curl

AGE:
Birth - 8 months

PERSISTENCE:
-Pyramidal tract dysfx (corticospinal tract)

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Rooting Reflex

Maneuver
AGE
absence?

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Stroke perioral corners; mouth should open and infant turn head to suck

AGE
Birth - 4 months

ABSENCE:
generalized or CNS disease

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Moro reflex

Maneuver
age
persistence
assymmetry

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“startle reflex”

Abruptly lower supine infant 1 foot; arms abduct, hands open, legs flex

AGE
birth - 4 months

PERSISTENCE:
Neurologic disease (CP) esp if beyond 6 months

ASYMMETRY:
clavicle/humerus fracture
brachial plexus injury

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Asymmetric tonic neck reflex

maneuver
age
persistence

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turn head to one side, holding jaw over shoulder; opposite arm/leg will flex

AGE
Birth - 3 months

PERSISTENCE:
asymmetric CNS development
CP development

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Galant Reflex

maneuver
age
absence
persistence

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“Trunk Incurvation”

Prone infant & stroke 1 side of back 1cm from midline; spine should curve toward the stimulated side

AGE
Birth - 4 months

ABSENCE:
transverse SCI

PERSISTENCE:
delayed development

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Landau reflex

maneuver
age
persistence

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suspend infant prone; the head should lift & spine straighten

AGE
Birth - 6 months

PERSISTENCE:
delayed development

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Parachute reflex

maneuver
age
DELAY

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prone infant & lower head to surface; arms and legs extend

AGE:
8 months - lifetime

DELAY:
predict future delays in voluntary motor development

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Positive support reflex

maneuver & what’s normal?
age
meaning if there’s no reflex?
Meaning if there is only fixed extension & adduction?

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hold infant around trunk until both feet touch surface; partial weight-bearing

AGE:
birth/2mos. - 6 months
:
NO REFLEX = flaccidity or hypotonia

-Fixed extension & Adduction (SCISSORING) = spasticity/neuro disease (CP)

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Placing and Stepping reflex

maneuver
age
absence

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hold upright w/ one foot touch surface; alternate stepping

AGE:
Birth - varies

ABSENCE = paralysis
*breech delivery may not have this

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Define lethargy

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drowsy, opens eyes when spoken to in LOUD VOICE

response to questions then falls asleep

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Define Obtundation

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opens uses with TACTILE STIMULUS

looks at you, responds slowly & CONFUSED

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define stupor

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arouses with PAINFUL stimuli

unresponsive when stimulus stops

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Define & disease thought blocking
interruption in speech midsentence "lost the thought" Schizophrenia
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define & disease circumstantiality
speech with unnecessary detail, delay reaching the point OCD
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define & disease clanging
words based on sounds "wise eyes; rosey nosey" Schizophrenia Manic
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define & disease confabulation
fabrication of facts; fill in teh gaps Korsakoff syndrome from alcoholism
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define & disease derailment
shifting topics that are loosely connected. Pt unaware there is no connection schizophrenia mania
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echolalia
involuntary repetition of words manic schizophrenia
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flight of ideas
the continuous flow of accelerated speech abrupt changes of topic ideas not well connected manic
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incoherence
incomprehensible speech schizophrenia
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neologisms
invented words schizophrenia aphasia
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perseveration in speech
persistent repetition of words or ideas "unsolicited reiterations" schizophrenia
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What is dysarthria? indicate?
defective muscular control of speech words are slurred or indistinct CNS, PNS lesions Parkinson Cerebellar disease
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Aphasia indicates?
disorder producing or understanding language Lesions in dominant cerebral hemisphere, usually left
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Dysphonia indicates? which cranial nerve may be effected?
impaired volume, quality or pitch of voice hoarse or only can whisper laryngitis, tumors unilateral vocal cord paralysis (CN 10 Vagus)
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Aphonia indicates?
loss of voice Larynx disease or nerve
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Broca aphasia
Expressive aphasia Comprehends language but nonfluent speech Lesion of posterior inferior frontal lobe
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Wernicke aphasia
Receptive aphasia impaired comprehension; speech fluent but lacks meaning
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1. What are some of the most important questions to ask of the depressed patient?
Over the past 2 weeks, have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless? Over the past 2 weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things (anhedonia)?
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1. What are the five categories of the neurological exam?
**Mental status/speech/language (alertness, appropriate speech, orientation) * *Cranial nerves - Visual acuity - pupillary light reflex - Eye Movements - Hearing - Facial Strength (smile, eye closure) * *Motor system - Assess strength - coordination (Rapid alternating movements) - Position sense (Romberg) - Gait * *Sensory system - light touch/pain/temperature/vibration/proprioception * *Reflexes - muscle stretch reflex - superficial stimulation reflex (anal, plantar, abdominal)
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What could a headache indicate? What are the red flags? #5
warrants careful evaluation for life-threatening causes EX meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or mass lesion Red flags “ sudden onset,” onset after 50 years. Associated symptoms like fever & stiff neck. Papilledema & focal neurologic signs
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What could dizziness indicate?
Dizziness: Positional Vertigo, or Meniere disease. Diplopia? (stroke) Related to medications?
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What are some common or concerning symptoms that the FNP should assess for as part of the neurological history? #7
``` Headache Dizziness Weakness Numbness/Abnormal sensation Syncope Seizure Tremors/involuntary movement ```
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What could numbness/abnormal sensation indicate?
paresthesias or dysthesia (distorted sensation EX light touch causes burning sensation)
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What could syncope indicate?
Syncope: Actually lose consciousness? (Vasovagal, hypotension, arrythmia) Or Seizure?
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What information do you know about morbidity and mortality in relation to strokes?
Ischemia stroke is more common More women die More AA effected
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What history and exam findings are consistent with TIAs/strokes?
TIA – resolves in 24 hours | Stroke risk – highest if you had TIA, >60 years, diabetes, focal symptoms, symptoms lasting more than 10 mins.
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Findings for ACA stroke?
contralateral leg weakness
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Findings for left MCA stroke?
aphasia
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findings for Right MCA stroke?
neglect of opposite side of body
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findings for middle MCA stroke?
contralateral hemiparesis & sensory deficits (no aphasia or neglect)
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findings for PCA stroke?
contralateral visual field loss
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findings for brainstem stroke?
dysphagia, dysarthria, tongue palate deviation, ataxia w/contralateral body
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findings for basilar artery stroke?
“locked in” syndrome = intact consciousness but quadriplegic/can’t speak
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Resting (static) Tremor
Prominent at rest; disappear with movement; Parkinson pill-rolling
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Postural Tremor
Appears when actively maintain posture. EX: rapid fine tremor of hyperthyroidism. OR essential tremor
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Intention Tremor: | what diseases do you find this with?
Absent at rest; appear w/movement and get worse when limb approaches target. EX cerebellum stroke or MS
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What are dizziness, vertigo, presyncope and syncope?
Presyncope: about to pass out or fall; Cause: orthostatic hypotension Vertigo: spinning sensation w/ nystagmus & ataxia; Cause: peripheral vestibular dysfunction or brainstem lesion Dizzy: includes presyncope, disequilibrium or vertigo
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What disease has....progressive & rapid development of lower weakness followed by upper
Guillain-Barre
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What disease has...chronic, gradual, progressive weakness
ALS or expanding tumors
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What disease has...Proximal limb weakness
Alcohol myopathy, glucocorticoids & inflammatory muscle
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What disease has..proximal weakness gets worse with effort (fatiguability)
Myasthenia Gravis:
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What disease has..Bilateral, distal weakness w/sensory loss
Diabetes
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How do you test for discriminative sensations
Absent stereognosis, graphesthesia & 2 point discrimination = posterior (dorsal) column disease
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Point Localization
Briefly touch point on patient’s skin and then ask to point to place touched somatosensory test
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Graphesthesia
Identify numbers in patient’s palm
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Stereognosis
Identify an object by feeling it within 5 seconds
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Extinction: How to test? What does an abnormal result mean?
double simultaneous stimulation sensory neglect = if only one side recognized (R parietal lobe or R basal ganglia lesions)
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What tests can be used to assess gait?
Walk across the room Walk heel-to-toe/Tandem walking Walk on toes, then on heels
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What does the inability to walk on heels mean?
corticospinal damage
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What do you see with spastic hemiparesis? what does it mean?
Unilateral weakness w/ spasticity of affected muscles & increased tendon reflexes -Affected arm flexed & immobile; Drag toe/circle leg while walking Corticospinal tract lesions: Cerebral Palsy/Stroke
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What do you see with steppage gait? what does it mean?
drag feet or lift them high with a SLAP onto floor; can’t walk on heels -Foot drop; 2nd peripheral nervous system disease
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What do you see with scissors gait? What does it mean?
Stiff, slow, thighs cross forward on each other Spinal cord disease w/ spasticity
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What are tests of coordination?
rapid alternating movements Point-to-Point movements Gait & stance
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What do the point-to-point movements test? What are the Point to Point tests? What is abnormal and its meaning?
COORDINATION TEST Finger To Nose Abnormal: clumsy, unsteady, inappropriate speed/force = cerebellar disease Abnormal: unable to touch providers finger with eyes closed means a loss of position sense = sensory ataxia Heel-to-Shin Abnormal: overshoots knee (dysmetria) & oscillates side to side (intention tremor) = cerebellar disease
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What do the rapid alternating movements test for? what does abnormal look like?
Strike hand on thigh In cerebellar disease instead of alternating quickly, these movements are slow, irregular, and clumsy = dysdiadochokinesis Alternating fingers - imprecise, irregular rhythm = cerebellar disease - slow, low amplitude = UMN & basal ganglia
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What does imprecise, irregular rhythm with rapid alternating fingers mean?
cerebellar disease
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While rapidly alternating fingers...the pt is slow and has low amplitude...what does this mean?
UMN weakness | Basal ganglia disease
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What is the Biceps Reflex reponse? | Where on spine?
Biceps (C5,C6) [Flexion elbow & muscle contract]
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What is the brachioradialis reflex??? | Where?
Brachioradialis reflex (C5, C6) [hand on rest on lap, flexion at elbow & supination of forearm]
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What do you see with the Triceps Reflex? | Where in spinal cord?
Triceps (C6, C7) [extension elbow]
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What do you see with the Patellar reflex? | Where?
Patellar reflex (L2-4) flex knee…tap below knee…quadriceps contract & knee extends
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What is the Achilles Reflex? | Where?
Achilles Reflex (S1) dorsiflex foot…plantar flexion at ankle
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What is the plantar response in adults? What is normal? What is abnormal?
Plantar Response…normal = plantar flexion; abnormal = dorsiflexion big toe; Babinski
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What is the anocutaneous reflex? Where on spine? What is abnormal and what does it mean?
Anocutaneous Reflex (S3-4)…normal = external anal sphincter contraction; abnormal = cauda equina lesion
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What could cause a slowed relaxation phase of reflex?
Hypothyroidism
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What do hyperreactive reflexes mean?
CNS lesions involving corticospinal tract usually with weakness, spasticity or Babinski
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What do hyporeactive reflexes mean?
PNS lesions associated with weakness, atrophy & fasciculations
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How does the FNP assess for clonus? What does clonus indicate?
Knee in flexed position…sharply dorsiflex foot & maintain in dorsiflexion…rhythmic oscillations = clonus
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What does a sustained clonus mean?
CNS disease of corticospinal tract
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How would the FNP assess for diabetic neuropathy? #5
Vibration sense if first sensation lost in peripheral neuropathy. Loss of position sense (can’t sense big toe proprioception) Pin-prick sensation Ankle reflex (diminished) Plantar light touch
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What is reinforcement and how can it be used to assess reflexes?
Used if a reflex seems diminished or absent Involves isometric contraction of other muscles for 10 seconds that increases reflex activity. If reinforcement is used, grade reflex response to 1
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What is the Romberg test? What does an abnormal finding indicate?
Tests POSITION SENSE Stand w/ feet together & eyes open then with eyes closed - Loss of balance with eyes closed = + positive Romberg = Sensory Ataxia - Loss of balance with eyes closed & open = Cerebellar Ataxia
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How is muscle strength graded?
• Muscle strength graded on a 0 to 5 scale: o 5 – Active movement against full resistance without evident fatigue  Normal muscle strength o 4 – Active movement against gravity and some resistance o 3 – Active movement against gravity o 2 – Active movement of the body part with gravity eliminated (planar motion) o 1 – A barely detectable flicker or trace of contraction o 0 – No muscular contraction detected
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What are meningeal signs?
Nuchal rigidity Brudzinski sign Kernig Sign Jolt accentuation of the Headache
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Nuchal rigidity
neck stiffness w/ resistance to flexion
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Brudzinski Sign
+meningitis flex neck & watch hips and knees in reaction… +sign = flexion of hips & knees
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Kernig Sign –
Meningitis Flex patient’s leg at hip & knee then slowly extend the leg and straighten knee… + sign= pain & increased resistance to knee extension
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Jolt accentuation of the Heachache (JAH) –
patient nods “no”… +sign = headache worsened
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Analgesic rebound ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S AGGRAVATORS ```
PROCESS: withdrawal medication LOCATION: previous headache pattern QUALITY/SEVERITY: Varies ONSET/DURATION/COURSE/ASSOCIATED S/S : Varies AGGRAVATE: Fever, carbon monoxide, caffeine withdrawal,
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Errors of Refraction (farsightedness & astigmatism NOT nearsight) ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S #3 AGGRAVATORS RELIEF ```
PROCESS: sustained contraction EOM LOCATION: around & over eyes, radiates to occipital QUALITY: steady, ache,dull ONSET: gradual DURATION/COURSE: varies ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS: eye fatigue, “sandy,” red conjunctiva AGGRAVATORS: prolonged eye use, close work RELIEF: rest
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Acute Glaucoma ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S AGGRAVATORS ```
PROCESS: sudden increase intraocular pressure LOCATION: pain in/around one eye QUALITY/SEVERITY: steady & severe, ache ONSET: Rapid DURATION/COURSE: Varies ASSOCIATED S/S: blurry vision, N/V, halos around lights, red eye AGGRAVATE: mydriatic drops RELIEF: none
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Sinusitis Headache ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S #4 AGGRAVATORS #3 RELIEF ```
PROCESS: inflammation paranasal sinuses LOCATION: frontal sinuses above eyes or over maxillary sinus QUALITY/SEVERITY: ache/throb, possibly migraine ONSET: varies DURATION: daily several hours, persists until tx COURSE: daily repetitive pattern ASSOCIATED S/S: local tender, congestion, discharge, fever AGGRAVATOR: cough, sneeze, jarring head RELIEF: Nasal decongestants, antibiotics
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Meningitis ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S ```
PROCESS: viral/bacterial infection LOCATION: generalized QUALITY/SEVERITY: severe steady throbbing ONSET: rapid, sudden DURATION: varies COURSE: viral <1wk; bacterial persistent until tx ASSOCIATED S/S: fever, stiff neck, photophobia, mental status change
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION/COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S AGGRAVATORS ```
PROCESS: bleeding ruptured aneurysm LOCATION: generalized QUALITY/SEVERITY: very severe “worst of my life” thunder clap ONSET: Sudden DURATION/COURSE: varies ASSOCIATED S/S: N/V, unconscious, neck pain, AGGRAVATORS: Increased ICP, cerebral edema, rebleeding
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Brain Tumor ``` QUALITY/SEVERITY DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S #6 AGGRAVATORS #3 ```
QUALITY/SEVERITY: ache, steady, dull, worse on awakening and better after several hours DURATION: brief, depends on location and rate of growth COURSE: intermittent but progresses intensity over days ASSOCIATED S/S: seizures, hemiparesis, field cuts, personality change, N/V, vision & gait change AGGRAVATORS: cough, sneeze, sudden movements
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Giant Cell (temporal) Arteritis ``` PROCESS LOCATION QUALITY/SEVERITY ONSET DURATION COURSE ASSOCIATED S/S AGGRAVATORS RELIEF ```
PROCESS: transmural lymphocytic vasculitis involving multinucleated giant cells that disrupt internal elastic lamina of large caliber arteries LOCATION: near involved artery, usually temporal QUALITY/SEVERITY: Severe throb, generalized, persistent, ONSET: gradual or rapid DURATION: varies COURSE: recurrent/persistent over weeks- months ASSOCIATED S/S: tender, fever, weight loss, new headache, jaw, visual loss, rheumatica AGGRAVATE: movement neck or shoulders RELIEF: steroids
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How would the FNP assess sensory function in the infant? What would abnormal findings indicate?
Can only test for pain by flicking infant’s palm or sole. Observe for withdrawal, or change in facial expression. Paralysis = If infant cries but there is no withdrawal
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What exam findings would be present in the newborn that has been exposed to maternal substance abuse or the infant experiencing neonatal abstinence syndrome?
Irritable, jittery, tremors, hypertonicity & HYPERreflexes. | Poor feeding, seizures, autonomic signs
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What are the 6 components of the mental health examination?
Appearance & Behavior – LOC, Dress, Mannerisms Speech & language – fluency, articulation, rate/volume Mood – describe level & fluctuations r/t life events Thoughts & Perceptions – Thought process (how they think/ logic, coherence, relevance, organization) Thought content (what they think about/ insight, judgment, hallucinations) Cognitive function – orientation, attention, memory, new learning ability Insight & Judgement
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What are the classifications of personality disorders? What are their characteristic behavior patterns?
Odd or Eccentric Disorders (Paranoid/schizoid/schizotypal) Dramatic, Emotional or Erratic (Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic) Anxious or Fearful (Avoidant, dependent, OCD)
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What is dysdiadochokinesis? What disease is it found in?
In cerebellar disease instead of alternating quickly, these movements are slow, irregular, and clumsy
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While rapid alternating fingers you find the movements irregular and imprecise...What does this mean?
cerebellar disease
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What are the characteristics of an ectopic pregnancy?
abdominal pain adnexal mass/tenderness uterine bleeding
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What is paget's disease of the nipple?
- scaly, eczema lesion on nipple that weeps/crusts/erodes. - Suspect Pagets for persistent dermatitis of nipple. sign of breast cancer
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What is cranial nerve II? How do you test for it? infant?
Optic Tests for visual acuity & optic fields "tell me when you see the finger" INFANT: look for facial response and tracking
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What is CN III? How do you test for it? infant?
Oculomotor pupillary constriction, eyelid opening, EOM ``` TESTS: Ptosis Convergence test (follow finger to bridge of nose) Nystagmus (focus on distant object) 6 Cardinal fields ``` INFANT: "blink reflex" pupillary response w/ light Tracks smiling face & if eyes move together
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What is CN IV? How do you test for it?
Trochlear Downward inward rotation of the eye Cardinal fields
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What is CN V? How do you test for it? Infant?
Trigeminal Motor (jaw clenching & lateral jaw movement) Sensory (Facial) *pain sensation? INFANT: Rooting reflex sucking reflex
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What is CN VI? How do you test for it?
Abducens Lateral deviation of eye Cardinal fields
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What is CN VII? How do you test for it? Infant?
Facial Motor (facial expressions) *puff cheeks, forehead, neck muscles Sensory (taste ant tongue) INFANT symmetry of crying
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What is CN VIII? how do you test for it? Infant?
Vestibulocochlear Hearing & balance *whisper test* INFANT: Blinking in response to loud sound
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What is CN IX? how do you test for it? Infant?
Glossopharyngeal * "aah" * Gag reflex INFANT: coordination swallowing
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What is CN X? how do you test for it? Infant?
Vagus Motor (palate) Sensory (pharynx & larynx) INFANT: coordination swallowing
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What is CN XI? how do you test for it? What abnormalities are you looking for? Infant?
Spinal accessory nerve Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius * *Shrug shoulders against hands * Turn head against chin * tun chin into hand LOOKING FOR: fasciculations = small irregular twitching or atrophy INFANT: symmetry of shoulders
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What is CN XII? how do you test for it? Infant?
Hypoglossal nerve *Stick out tongue and move side to side INFANT: Pinch. nostrils to open mouth and observe tongue midline
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If the palate fails to rise...what CN lesion is this?
CN X Vagus
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If you see a patient's should droop and the scapula is displaced downward and laterally...what does this mean? Which CN might be effected?
CN XI Spinal Accessory Trapezius muscle paralysis
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The patient's tongue is protruding and toward the side of the CN ____ lesion
CN XII Hypoglossal
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The whispered voice tests CN ___
CN VIII Vestibulocochlear
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A peripheral injury to CN ___ , as seen in Bell's Palsy, affects both the upper and lower face
CN VII Facial
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You notice flattening of the nasiolabial fold and drooping of the lower eyelid that suggests facial weakness. There is a problem with CN ___
CN VII Facial
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What 3 senses do you test for CN V (trigeminal)
light touch, pain, temperature
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Your patient is having difficulty clenching their jaw, what CN dysfunction is this?
CN V trigeminal
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Which cranial nerve palsy would you see ptosis?
CN III Oculomotor