diagnoses

Question 1

alexia

Answer 1

inability to understand written language
(Alexis from softball not understanding my message)

Question 2

Carpal tunnel

Answer 2

compression of median nerve @ wrist. Wrist cock up with 10-12 degrees extension. Can use Phalen’s test, Tinel’s sign, Durkan test

Question 3

Agnosia

Answer 3

Inability to recognize common objects and demonstrate their use in an activity
(Not to brag but he doesn’t know objects so he won’t be able to use me like one)

Question 4

ideational Apraxia

Answer 4

difficulty sequencing multistep tasks (i need a formation of steps)

Question 5

conceptual apraxia

Answer 5

difficulty identifying tool types and actions

Question 5

ideomotor apraxia

Answer 5

difficulty gesturing and pantomiming

Question 6

conduction apraxia

Answer 6

difficulty imitating gestures

Question 7

motor apraxia

Answer 7

difficulty completing planned movements

Question 8

athetoid

Answer 8

uncontrolled movement and widely fluctuating tone (CP)

Question 9

Broca’s aphasia

Answer 9

broken speech

Question 10

wernicke’s aphasia

Answer 10

difficulty understanding speech

Question 11

dequervian’s

Answer 11

thickening of tendons
–>
stenosing (narrowing)
–>
impaired tendon gliding in first dorsal compartment

(BOI position; ulnar deviation and thumb abduction)

Question 12

akinetic catatonia

Answer 12

• Immobility
  
  • Mutism
  • Staring
  • Rigidity

Question 13

excited catatonia

Answer 13

• Psychomotor agitation
  
  • Need to move around
  • Echopraxia

Question 14

Akathesia

Answer 14

side effect of anti-psychotic drugs

rocking back and forth

restlessness

hand tremors

shaky legs

similar to tardive dyskinesia

Question 15

dysmetria

Answer 15

inability to control the distance, speed, and range of motion necessary to perform smoothly coordinated movements

Question 16

nystagmus

Answer 16

eyes overshoot or undershoot target

Question 17

athetosis

Answer 17

• Overactive basal ganglia
• Slow and writhing movements

Question 18

chorea

Answer 18

• Repetitive
• Brief
• Irregular, rapid
• Involuntary

movement disorder that causes sudden, unintended, and uncontrollable jerky movements of the arms, legs, and facial muscles

ex. huntington’s

Question 19

unilateral congenital UE amputations

Question 20

MS

Answer 20

Individuals may begin to notice symptoms such as an incoordination or paresthesias of limbs, trunk, or face, as well as an overall fatigue.

seen at 20 - 40 years old

Question 21

Dequervian’s

Answer 21

Pain with resisted thumb extension or abduction

Positive Finkelstein’s test Can be caused by forceful, repetitive motions involving the thumb

Pain with activities such as wringing out washrags, opening jars, and using scissors

Swelling over the first dorsal compartment of the thumb

Question 22

lateral epicondylitis

Answer 22

tendinitis where there is point tenderness over the lateral epicondyle

Grip strength is reduced when the elbow is extended and there are complaints of nighttime aching and morning stiffness of the elbow

Question 23

cubital tunnel syndrome

Answer 23

ulnar nerve compression in the elbow. Numbness and tingling in the ulnar distribution of the hand is noticed.

Question 24

myelomeningocele T9 and below

Answer 24

self-initiated pressure relief

Question 25

what precautions for chickenpox?

Answer 25

use airborne precautions

Question 26

tardive dyskinesia

Answer 26

movement disorder that causes a range of repetitive muscle movements in the face, neck, arms and legs

Question 27

pseudo- Parkinsonism

Answer 27

side effect that appears as behaviors similar to the symptoms of advanced parkinson’s

rigidity
pill-rolling tremors
masked face
shuffling gait

Question 28

negative symptom of schizophrenia

Answer 28

akinesia