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Neuro and Mental Assessment Flashcards

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What is 13 items of subjective data you could collect?

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  1. headache?
  2. head injury?
  3. dizziness/vertigo?
  4. seizures?
  5. tremors?
  6. weakness?
  7. coordination?
  8. numbness/tingling?
  9. difficulty swallowing?
  10. difficulty speaking?
  11. environmental/occupational hazards?
  12. problems with attention span, memory, reasoning?
  13. are they meeting developmental milestones?
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If they had a head injury what do you ask?

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new or old?
loss of consciousness?

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What do you ask if a child had a head injury?

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Did they cry right away? most likely didn’t lose consciousness

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4
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What is vertigo?

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inner ear problem

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What factors do you take into consideration when asking about past seizures?

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duration?
type?
aura?

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6
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What is aura?

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warning of impending seizure

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7
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What does weakness on one side of the body indicate?

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stroke

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What is a word salad?

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words are mixed up

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What do you ask pertaining to drugs?

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current medications?
alcohol use?
mood-altering drugs?

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10
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When should babies have head control?

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by 4 months old

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When is a child’s sensory assessed?

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7-9 months

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12
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What is the babinski reflex?

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fanning of toes

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13
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Where do senile tremors start?

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hands and head

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14
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What is the most sensitive indicator of neurologic function?

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consciousness

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15
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How do you describe obtunded consciousness?

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transitional state between lethargy and stupor
-mostly sleeps, difficult to arouse
-acts confused when aroused

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How do you describe stupor consciousness?

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responds only to vigorous shaking or pain with groans and mumbling

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17
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What is 7 pieces of objective data that you could collect?

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  1. consciousness
  2. language
  3. mood and effect
  4. orientation
  5. attention
  6. memory
  7. abstract reasoning
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18
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How is mood displayed?

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by emotion

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19
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How is affect displayed?

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by facial expression

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20
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What is dementia in relation to memory?

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impaired recent memory and intact remote memory

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21
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At what age should a child be able to communicate?

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4

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22
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At what age do children become logical and concrete?

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7

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At what age do children have abstract thinking?

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12-15

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24
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What does ABCT stand for during a mental status exam?

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Appearance
Behavior
Cognitive function
Thought process and perceptions

25
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When under the influence of alcohol or drugs or extremely fatigued what can be impaired?

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cognitive function

26
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What is a mini-mental state exam assessing?

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Recall
Orientation
Registration
Attention and calculation
Language

27
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What does a score of 24-30 on a mini-mental state exam mean?

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normal

28
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What does a score of <16 on a mini-mental state exam mean?

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more severe mental impairment

29
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Cranial nerves:
On Old Olympus Towering Top A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops

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Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducen
Facial
Acoustic
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal
Hypoglossal

30
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What is the scale used for strength

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0-5

31
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What is involved when inspecting tone?

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ROM should produce some resistance to stretch

32
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What is tandem walking?

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heel-to-toe

33
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What is the Romberg test?

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eyes close, 20 seconds with feet together and arms at sides

34
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What does RAM stand for?

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rapid alternating movements

35
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What is another word for pain?

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spinothalamic tract

36
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How are reflexes graded?

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0-4+

37
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What is clonus?

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abnormal rapid contraction of muscle

38
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What is the normal pupil size?

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3-4mm

39
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What does PERRLA stand for?

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Pupils are Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation

40
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What is the highest score a person can achieve on the Glasgow Coma Scale?

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15

41
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What is the lowest score a person can have on the Glasgow Coma Scale?

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3

42
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What does the Glasgow Coma Scale Assess?

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eye opening, motor response, verbal response

43
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What 10 factors does the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale (CIWA) assess?

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  1. agitation
  2. anxiety
  3. auditory disturbances
  4. orientation/clouding of sensorium
  5. headache
  6. nausea and vomiting
  7. paroxysmal sweats
  8. tactile disturbances
  9. tremors
  10. visual disturbances
44
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What does paroxysmal mean?

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sudden

45
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How would you describe tactile disturbances?

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abnormal or false sensation of touch or perception of movement on the skin or inside the body

46
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What score on the CIWA is concerning and needs medication for withdrawal?

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20-67

47
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What score on the CIWA is mildly concerning?

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9-20

48
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How would you test CN III?

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reactive to light and accommodation
6 fields of gaze

49
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How would you test CN IV?

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6 fields of gaze

50
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How would you test CN V?

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clench teeth
facial sensation, corneal reflex

51
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How would you test CN VI?

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6 fields of gaze

52
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How would you test CN VII?

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raise eyebrows
frown
close eyes tightly
show upper and lower teeth
smile
puff out cheeks
taste test

53
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How would you test CN VIII?

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whisper test
nystagmus (involuntary movements)

53
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How would you test CN VIII?

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whisper test
nystagmus (involuntary movements)

54
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How would you test CN IX?

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ahh movement of soft palate and pharynx
voice quality
gag reflex

55
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How would you test CN X?

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ahh movement of soft palate and pharynx
voice quality
gag reflex
taste test

56
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How would you test CN XI?

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rotate head against resistance
shrug shoulders against resistance

57
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How would you test CN XII?

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stick out tongue, say “light, tight, dynamite”

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