Name the Test, NMS 1 Flashcards
Patient Stands, looking forward
Feet together
Patient closes their eyes
Romberg
Patient hops on one leg with eyes closed and open
Hopping on one foot
Patient Squats on one foot
Eyes closed and open
Squatting on one foot
Patient has arms out to their side, and attempt to bring finger to nose
Eyes open and closed
Finger to nose test
Patient has arms out at their side, Bring fingers together
Eyes open and closed
Finger to finger
Patient attempts to touch DR finger and their nose as fast as they can
Finger to nose to finger
Patient runs their heel down their shin
eyes open and closed
Heel to shin
Patient pats their knees rapidly while supinating and pronating
Test for Dysdiadochockinesia
Patient contract flexors of their arms against resistance. DR lets go and patient attempts to keep arm in place
Holmes Rebound Phenomenon
Patient walks in a straight line, heel to toe.
Eyes open and closed
Tandem gait
Patient has their eyes closed. DR holds a digit, and moves it up and down. Patient says which direction it went
Joint position Test
Pinch the Achilles looking for a deep pain responce
Abadie sign
Pinch the Testicles looking for deep pain
Pitres sign
Pinch/strike the ulnar nerve looking for deep pain
Biernacki sign
Patient eyes closed
Place and object in each had and get patient to identify it
Sterognosis
Patient closes eyes. Place and object in each hand. Patient which one is heavier
Barognosis
Patient closes eyes. Touch the patient and have them point to where it is
Topognosis
Patient closes eyes, Doctor determines distance in which the patient can discern two points
2-point descrimination
DR places their arm beside patients arm. Patient points to which arm is theirs
Somatognosis
A tuning fork that is 128hz or 256hz can be used for this test
Vibration
Touch the back of patients tongue or throat
Gag reflex
Touch cornea with a wisp of cotton
Corneal blink test
Stimulate from sternum to umbilicus
Epigastric
Stimulate upper abs down and out, out to in
Upper abdominal reflex
Stimulate skin at the level of the umbilicus from out to in and vertical
Middle abdominal
Simulate the skin of the lower abs from out to in
Lower abdominal
Stroke inner thigh
Cremasteric
Stroke skin over gluteus max
Gluteal
Stoke the plantar surface of the foot from heel to metatarsal to the big toe
Plantar
Stroke the perianal area
Anal
Forcibly flick the patients middle finger
Hoffmann sign
Tap the volar surface of the middle finger
Trommner sign
Tap the ball of the foot
Rossolimo sign
Stroke the plantar surface of the foot from heel to big toe
Babinski sign