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1
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What 4 categories is assessment inferred through?

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Appearance
Behaviors
Cognition
Thought process

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What do you assess for appearance?

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Posture, movements, grooming

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What do you assess for behaviors?

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Level of alertness, expressions, speech, mood, appropriateness of response

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What do you assess for cognition?

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Attention, memory, judgement

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What do you assess for cognition?

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Attention, memory, judgement

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What do you access for thought process?

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Does thought content make sense
Is it logical
Is it relevant

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What is the general survey cue?

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Physical appearance
Body structure
Mobility
Behaviors

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What is physical appearance general survey cue?

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Stated age
Color
LOC
Symmetry of features

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What do you assess for body structure in the general survey cue?

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Symmetry
Position
Posture

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What do you assess for mobility in the general survey cue?

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ROM

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What do you assess for behavior in the general survey cue?

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Expression, speech, dress, mood, hygiene, etc.

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What are the stroke signs?

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Balance
Eyesight
Facial drop
Arm
Speech
Time to call 911/terrible headache

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What three things do you do for a neurological assessment?

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Orientation
Level of consciousness
Pupils

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How do you assess orientation?

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Question about person place and time
Should be a verbal response

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How do you assess orientation?

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Question about person place and time
Should be a verbal response

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How do you assess LOC?

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Descriptors: alert, lethargic, obtunded, stupor, coma
Glasgow coma scale: eye opening, motor response, verbal response

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What 5 things do you assess when assessing the pupils?

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Size
Shape
Equality
Reacts to light
Accommodation

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18
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When and what do you document

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Document right after assessment
Document your findings and compare to prior assessments as you are charting

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What do you assess for the muscoskeletal system at the bedside?

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Strength and symmetry of the hands
Strength and symmetry of the feet during plantar flexion and dorsi flexion

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What are the functions of the musculoskeletal system?

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Protect organs, provide structural support, movement, red blood cell formation, and mineral absorption

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Osteo

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Bone

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Ligament

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Tissue that connects bone to bone

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Joint

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Two or more bones come together

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Tendon

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Tough, flexible bands that connect muscles to bones

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Patella

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Kneecap

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Malleoli

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Protrudings at the ankle joint

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Active Range of Motion

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Using muscles to control joints without assistance

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Passive ROM

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Movement caused by an outside source

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Mobility

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Ability to move around

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ADLS

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Activities of daily living
Used to function in all aspects of life: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, drinking, moving/transferring

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Medial

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Middle

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Medial

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Middle

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Inferior

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Bottom

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Superior

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Top

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Proximal

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Towards

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Distal

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Away

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39
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Deformities

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Alteration or distortion of a body part

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40
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Crepitus

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Crackling sound

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Atrophy

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Wasting away

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Flexion

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Bending/decreasing angle

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Plantar flexion

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Foot flexing down

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Dorsi flexion

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Foot flexing up

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Extension

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Straightening/ making the angle bigger

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46
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Hyperextension

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Going beyond normal limits

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47
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Rotation

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Moving the joint all around

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48
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Abduction

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Moving away from midline

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49
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Adduction

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Moving towards body

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50
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Prone

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Palms facing down

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Supine

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Palms facing up

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52
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Elevation

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Rise above normal

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Depression

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Lower below normal

54
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Weight bearing

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Putting weight on a joint

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OT

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Occupational therapy

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PT

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Physical therapy

57
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List the section of the spine in order

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Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccyx

58
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What are the two parts of the nervous system

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Central
Peripheral

59
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What are the components of the central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

60
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What are the components of the peripheral nervous system

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Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves

61
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What functions do the cranial nerves support?

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Brain function
See
Taste
Smell
Hear
Feel

62
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What is the purpose of neurological exam as part of the beside assessment

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Essential for diagnosing suspected peripheral neuropathies

63
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Cerebral cortex

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Outer layer of cerebrum, mode of gray matter

64
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Thalamus

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Relay station in the brain that processes sensory and motor signals from various locations.

65
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Hypothalamus

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Located deep in brain. Maintains homeostasis, body temperature, hormones, thirst, hunger, stress hormones

66
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Cerebellum

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Back of brain, essential for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining posture and balance

67
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Brain stem

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Regulating autonomic functions such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion

68
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Parietal lobe

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Sensory cortex
Interpreting signals of touch, position, pain, and temperature

69
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Frontal Lobe

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Motor cortex, memory, speech, language, personality, decision making
Broca’s area: speech

70
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Occipital

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Visual cortex, visual processing, and interpretation

71
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Temporal lobe

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Hearing and recognizing language, auditory cortex, Wermickes area: comprehension of verbal and written language

72
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Neuro

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Nerve relating to nervous system

73
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CVA/stroke

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Cerebrovascular accident
Sudden death of brain cells due to inadequate blood flow

74
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Two types of stroke

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Ischemic: blockage of artery
Hemorrhagic: caused by bleeding

75
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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack(mini stroke)
Temporary disruption in blood supply to the brain

76
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Symmetry

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Body parts look equally bilaterally and relative proportion

77
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Asymmetry

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Lack of symmetry

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Midline

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Central axis of the body

79
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Upper extremities

80
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Lower extremities

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Hyper

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Hypo

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Tri

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Bi

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Bi

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Alert

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Awake or readily aroused and oriented

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Lethargic

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Not fully alert/ drifts in and out

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Obtunded

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Transitional state between lethargy and stupor/ sleeps most the time and difficult to arouse

89
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Stupor/semi-coma

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Spontaneously unconscious, responds to vigorous shaking or pain

90
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Coma

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Completely unconscious
No response

91
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What are the three parts of the Glasgow Coma Scale

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Eyes:1-4
Speech:1-5
Motor:1-6

92
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Prosis

A

Drooping of upper lid

93
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Nystagmus

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Rapid uncontrolled movements

94
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Strabismus

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Squint, crossed eye

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Gait

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Pattern of walking

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Ataxia

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Uncoordinated walking

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis of the lower body

100
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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of the body from the neck down

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Paresthesia

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Tingling feeling

102
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Paralysis

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Loss of muscle function

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Aphasia

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Loss of ability to understand/express speech

104
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Intact

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As expected/complete

105
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Bilateral

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Both sides

106
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Unilateral

107
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Epiphysis

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Red bone marrow

108
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Diaphysis

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Yellow bone marrow

109
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Metaphysics

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Growth plate

110
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Osteoblasts

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Bone forming

111
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Osteoclast

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Bone destroying

112
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What are calcium and phosphorus good for

A

Bone formation

113
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Vitamin D is important for

A

Calcium absorption

114
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What is calcitonin good for

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Toning down the calcium levels in the blood

115
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What is PTH good for

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Bringing calcium out of the bone and into the blood

116
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What are the steps of the musculoskeletal exam for the bedside

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Assess strength with bilateral hand grasps
Assess strength with plantar flexion and dorsi flexion against resistance

117
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What are the steps of the musculoskeletal exam for the bedside

A

Assess strength with bilateral hand grasps
Assess strength with plantar flexion and dorsi flexion against resistance

118
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Musculoskeletal grading scale

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5-100-normal-complete ROM w full resistance
4-75-good-complete ROM w some resistance
3-50-fair-complete ROM w no resistance
2-25-poor-complete ROM w gravity omitted
1-10-trace-evidence of slight contract-ability
0-0-zero-no evidence of contractability

119
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What two assessment techniques are used during the musculoskeletal exam for the bedside assessment?

A

Bilateral hand grasps and bilateral plantar+dorsi flexion

120
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What two assessment techniques are used during the musculoskeletal exam for the bedside assessment?

A

Bilateral hand grasps and bilateral plantar+dorsi flexion

121
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Document assessment finds for your patient who is able to grasp both of your hands with full strength against resistance

A

Hand grasp:5

122
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Document assessment finds for your patient who is able to push both feet up with full strength against the pressure/opposing force of your hands

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Plantar and dorsi flexiion

123
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What do the letters of the acronym SBAR represent

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Situation
Background
Assessment
Resolution

124
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What are the steps of the neurological exam as part of the bedside assessment

A

Orientation
LOC
Pupil

125
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Write three questions that can be used to assess each of the 3 aspects of your patients orientation

A

Where are you currently
What is todays date
What is your name

126
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What objective scale is used to assess the level of consciousness

A

Glasgow coma scale

127
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What are the 5 qualities of the eyes are assessed as part of the neurological exam?

A

Size
Shape
Accommodation
Reaction to light
Equality

128
Q

From the comp tool, what are the 4 quality/safety requirements that must be met during every patient encounter

A

Introduce self and role
Hand hygiene
Double identifier
Explains procedure

129
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BEFAST meaning

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Balance
Eye sight
Facial drooping
Arm
Speech
Time to call 911 or terrible headache

130
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Document orientation findings for someone who is able to state his name, location, and date?

A

Verbal response:5

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