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Question 1

– places a familiar object in the client’s hand and ask the client to identify it.

To check client’s ability to perceive and integrate a variety of sensory modalities and interpret the stimuli like small objects placed in the hand.

Answer 1

Stereognosis

Question 2

uses a blunt instrument to trace a single digit number or letter on the patient’s palm then ask the client to identify the letter or number.

Answer 2

Graphesthesia –

Question 3

– presses the 2 points of an opened paper clip lightly to the skin from farther distance to closer distance.

Answer 3

One-and-two-point discrimination

Question 4

simultaneously touches both sides of the body at the same point (to identify the number of stimuli and the location).

Answer 4

Extinction –

Question 5

demonstrates to client the following activities and asks him/her to do the same

Answer 5

Coordination-

Question 6

abducts and extends arm at shoulder level and rapidly touches the nose alternately with each finger of one hand using the index finger of the other hand

Answer 6

Finger-to nose test –

Question 7

Pats both knees with the palms of both hands and then with the back of the hands alternately at an even increasing rate

Answer 7

Alternating supination and pronation of hands-on knees.

Question 8

touches each finger of one hand to the thumb of the same hand as fast as possible.

Answer 8

Fingers to thumb-

Question 9

asks client to walk across the room and back and assess the clients’ gait

Answer 9

Walking gait-

Question 10

asks client to stand with feet together and arms resting at the sides first with eyes open then closed.

Answer 10

Romberg test –

Question 11

asks client to walk on a straight line placing the heel of one foot directly in front of the toes of the other foot.

Answer 11

Heel-toe walking –

Question 12

Flexes the client’s arm at the elbow with palms down.

Places thumb firmly on the client’s biceps muscle.

Strikes with the reflex hammer.

Answer 12

Biceps Reflex-

Question 13

Flexes the client’s arm at the elbow with the client’s palm facing the body.

Positions the arm across the client’s chest

Strikes the triceps tendon above the elbow.

Answer 13

Triceps Reflex-

Question 14

Places the client in a sitting position with the feet off the floor.

Briskly taps the patellar tendon just below the patella.

Answer 14

Patellar/knee reflex-

Question 15

Strikes the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with the pointed end of the reflex hammer from the heel to the ball of the foot.

Answer 15

Plantar reflex –