Exam 3 Concepts

Question 1

osteoporosis prevention

Answer 1

well-balanced diet

exercise

avoid: smoking, ETOH

calcium, vitamin D

Question 2

cerebellar function

Answer 2

does NOT incite movement, but rather coordinates it

may be decreased d/t chemotherapy, ETOH, brain tumor

Question 3

test of cerebellar function

Answer 3

Romberg

tandem

finger to nose

Question 4

deep tendon reflexes

Answer 4

brachioradialis

biceps

triceps

patellar/quadriceps

achilles

Question 5

grading deep tendon reflexes

Answer 5

4+ very brisk (clonus)

3+ brisk response

2+ nml response

1+ diminished respone

0 no response

Question 6

babinski sign

Answer 6

place fine pointed object at bottom of foot and trace outer edge in an upward motion

nml adult: toes push down

nml infant: toes stretch out

adult w/clonus: toes stretch out

Question 7

decorticate position

Answer 7

arm hugging trunk, plantar feet flexed

Question 8

decerebrate position

Answer 8

serious; indicates brain stem lession which controls HR, RR,etc

Question 9

abnormal urine

Answer 9

cloudy: UTI

pale yellow: nml

amber: dehydration, food supplements
orange: meds, jaundice
red: cancer, infection
pink: w/menses, kidney stones

dark brown: liver dz dark (jaundice)

gray: melanin presence (cancer)
blue: med, food, dye after prostate surgery

Question 10

cranial nerves and function

Answer 10

Question 11

stool abnormalities

Answer 11

diarrhea: gastroenteritis, IBS

melana (black): GI bleeding, meds

red/occult positive: GI bleeding around the anus, colon cancer, rectal cancer

clay color: liver dz, gallstones

steatorrhea (fatty): celiac dz, cystic fibrosis, chron dz