CNS II Flashcards
12 cranial nerves assessment
CN I assessment procedure
present props (coffee & soap) to one of the nostril & another one being occluded
CN I assessment abnormal result
inability to identify correct scent > loss of smell > inability to smell
CN I assessment normal result
correctly identify scent
CN II assessment 4 areas
- pupillary reaction
- vision acuity
- vision field
- optic fundi
CN II vision acuity assessment procedure
Snellen chart: 20 feet distance away
Newspaper: 35 cm away
CN II visual field assessment procedure
confrontation test in 4 visual qaurdrants
CN II optic fundi assessment procedure
use ophthalmoscope to assess retina & optic disc
CN II pupillary reaction assessment procedure
direct & concensual test
(react to direct light source on one side & another side also react by constriction)
CN II vision acuity assessment normal result
Snellen chart: test with one eye covered
Documentation: 20/20 vision (=able to see what an average person can see 20 feet away)
CN II optic fundi assessment normal result
- round red reflex is presented
- retina is pink
- optic disc: 1.5mm, round & oval shape, clear margin, creamy pink & paler physiologic cup
CN II vision acuity assessment abnormal result
Snellen chart: difficulty in reading, squinting eye
newspaper: closer > 35 cm/ farther (persbyopia, occur when aging)
CN II vision field assessment abnormal result
loss of vision field: retina damage/ detachment; parietal cortex lesion; optic nerve lesion
CN II & III assessment procedure & documentation
use penlight for direct & concensual response
Documention: PERRLA
pupil equal, round, react to light, accomodation
CN II & III assessment normal result
- bilateral illuminated pupils constrict simltaneously
- benign anisocoria: differ >0.5mm & reaction
CN II & III assessment abnormal result
- dilated pupils (6-7mm): oculootor paralysis
- Argyll Roberston pupils: neurosyphilis, alcoholism
- constrited/ fized pupils: narcotic abuse
- unilateral pupil unresponsive to loght/ no accomodation: CN III (oculomotor) damage
- Constricted pupils unresponsive to light/ accomodation: synpathetic nervous system lesion
CN II & III assessment abnormal result: signs of Argyll Roberston
- small pupils
- non-reactive to light
- do accomodate
CN III & IV & V assessment procedure
observe pt’s eyes movement by requiring pt to follow a moving target to detect nystagmus
CN III & IV & V assessment normal result
- PERRLA: pupil equal, round, reactive to light, accomodation
- smooth & coordinated movement in all directions
- eyelid cover 2mm of the iris
CN III & IV & V assessment 3 area
- margins of the eyelids
- extraoculor movement
- pupillary reaction