Lab: mental status Flashcards
1
Q
Orientation
A
ask patient to say name, location and date
2
Q
Level of alertness
A
Ask patient to:
- spell a word and backward
- repeat string of integers forward and backward
- say months of year forward and backward
3
Q
Memory
A
recent: ask patient to recall three items after 5 minutes
remote: recent historical facts
e. g. Where did you go to high school?
4
Q
Language
A
Object naming: 3 objects
Repetition: repeat a sentence
Reading: ask patient to read a sentence
5
Q
Calculation
A
2+2+2
6
Q
Apraxia
A
follow a complex motor command e.g. brush your hair
7
Q
Sequencing tasks
A
rock, paper, scissors on table as fast as possible
8
Q
abstraction
A
interprete a proverb
