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Neuro physical exam words Flashcards

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Fasciculation

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Fasciculation = muscle twitch

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Dermatome

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Dermatome = area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

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what does “Aura” mean in layman terms

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Aura = sensation/feeling preceding a condition that affects the brain (such as Migrain or seizure)

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Dysdiadochokinesis

hint: break it down into; “Dys - diadocho - kinesis”

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Dysdiadochokinesis

  • Dys: “bad”
  • Diadocho: “succeeding”
  • kinesis: “movement”

answer: IMPAIRED ABILITY to perform rapid alternating movement

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Adiadochokinesis

hint: break it down; “A - diadocho - kinesis”

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Adiadochokinesis

  • A: “not”
  • Diadocho: succeeding”
  • Kinesis: “movement”

answer: NO ABILITY to perform rapid alternating movement

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Myotonia

hint: break it down; Myo - tonia
hint: myo = “muscle”

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Myotonia = muscle cannot relax

  • note: etiology, neuromuscular condition
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Hemiplegia

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Hemiplegia

  • hemi: “half”
  • plegia: “paralyzed”

answer: Half paralyzed
(exp: one side of the body cannot move post a stroke)

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Akithesia

Hint: break it down; A - kithesia

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Akithesia = movement disorder, people cannot sit still because they feel restless

  • A: “not”
  • Kithesia: “to sit”

Answer: inability to sit still

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Delerium

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Delerium = acute sudden change in mental status

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Dystonia

hint: break it down; Dys - tonia
hint: Tonic-Clonic seizures

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Dystonia = uncontrollable muscle contraction

  • Dys: “bad”
  • tonia:

Answer: muscle contractions uncontrollably

  • Tonic-clonic seizures: muscle stiffens –>then body jerks
  • Tonic seizures: muscle stiffens (contract)
  • Clonic seizures: body jerks (as the main symptom)
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Anosmia

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Anosmia = inability to smell (exception ammonia)

  • note: if pt cannot smell ammonia –>then cause may not be organic
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photophobia

hint: break it down; Photo - phobia

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Photophobia

  • photo: light
  • phobia: fear/affraid

Photophobia ≠ fear of light

photophobia = sensitive to light

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Dementia

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Dementia = slow & progressive cognitive decline

  • note includes signs of; impaired short-term memory
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Diplopia

hint: break it down; Dipl - Opia

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Diplopia

  • Dipl: “double”
  • Opia: “vision”

Answer: double vision (perceiving two images of one object)

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what two lesions in the brain may cause Hypertonia

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what two lesions in the brain may cause Hypertonia:

  • Upper Motor Lesion (UML)
  • extrapyramidal lesions
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what two lesions in the brain may cause Hypotonia

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what two lesions in the brain may cause Hypotonia:

  • Lower Motor Lesion (LML)
  • Cerebellar lesion
17
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innervation for this movement: Shoulder ABduction

hint: the same nerves that innervate this move, ALSO innervate Elbow flexion, (think its easier to do shoulders with your forearms flexed)

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innervation for this movement: Shoulder ABduction

Answer: C5, C6

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innervation for this movement: Shoulder ADduction

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innervation for this movement: Shoulder ADduction

Answer: C6, C7, C8

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innervation for this movement: Elbow Extension

hint: the spinal nerves that innervate this move DO NOT innervate Elbow flexion

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innervation for this movement: Elbow Extension

Answer: C7, C8

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innervation for this movement: Elbow Flexion

hint: the spinal nerves that innervate this move DO NOT innervate Elbow extension

Hint: this move has the same innervation as shoulder abduction (think working out shoulders)

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innervation for this movement: Elbow Flexion

Answer: C5, C6

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innervation for this movement: Wrist extension

hint: wrist flexion has the same innervation

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innervation for this movement: Wrist extension

Answer: C7, C8

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innervation for this movement: Fingers hand-grip strength

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innervation for this movement: Fingers in pt hand-grip strength

Answer: C7, C8

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innervation for this movement: Finger ABduction & finger ADduction

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innervation for this movement: Finger ABduction & finger ADduction

Answer: C8, T1, median nerve

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innervation for this movement: Thumb Opposition

note: making an “O” with thumb & index finger
hint: same innervation as finger AD/AB duction (probs cuz God created us to have a common nerve deal with the extremities of our hands)

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innervation for this movement: Thumb Opposition

Answer: C8, T1, median nerve

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For a video on Dyskinesia (how to break it down)

name: What is Dyskinesia?
by: NEI Psychopharm
https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWbeXZF2Xc

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For a video on Dyskinesia (how to break it down)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWbeXZF2Xc

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Hip-Flexion (nerves involved)

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Hip-Flexion (nerves involved)

Answer: L2, L3

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Hip-Extension (nerves involved)

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Hip-Extension (nerves involved)

Answer: L5, S1, S2

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Hip ABduction (nerves involved)

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Hip ABduction (nerves involved)

Answer: L4, L5, S1

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Hip ADduction (nerves involved)

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Hip ADduction (nerves involved)

Answer: L2, L3, L4

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Knee-Flexion (nerves involved)

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Knee-Flexion (nerves involved)

Answer: L5, S1

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Knee-Extension (nerves involved)

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Knee-Extension (nerves involved)

Answer: L3, L4

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Ankle-Plantar flexion (nerves involved)

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Ankle-Plantar flexion (nerves involved)

Answer: S1, S2

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Dorsiflexion (nerves involved)

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Dorsiflexion (nerves involved)

Answer: L4, L5

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Tarsal joint eversion (nerves involved)

hint: e –>exit, so foot moves outward

Hint: same nerves involved in inversion

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Tarsal joint eversion (nerves involved)

Answer: L5, S1

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Tarsal joint inversion (nerves involved)

hint: in –>in, so foot moves inward

Hint: same nerves involved in eversion

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Tarsal joint inversion (nerves involved)

Answer: L5, S1

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