Mental Status Exam Flashcards

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What is the Mental Status Exam NOT?

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Screening tool for dementia

Serial Assessment for Delerium

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2
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ABC from ABC STAMP LICKER

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Appearance
Behavior
Cooperation

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3
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STAMP from ABC STAMP LICKER

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Speech
Thought
Affect
Mood
Perceptions
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4
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LICKER from ABC STAMP LICKER

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Level of consciousness
Insight
Cognitive functioning
Killer Endings (SI/HI)
Reliability
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5
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Speech Proper

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Also referred to as THOUGHT PROCESS

Volume and Articulation

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6
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(Reading) Comprehension

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Read and obey the following: “Close your eyes”

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7
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Flight of Ideas

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Sentences make sense but there is no message

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Looseness of Association

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Also called Word Salad

No sense to sentences or overall message

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