Neurology Flashcards

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What is the scoring system for eye opening?

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4- Spontaneous
3- To voice
2- To pain
1- None

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What are the three things measured in Glasgow Coma Scale?

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Eye Opening
Best Verbal Response
Best Motor Response

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What is the scoring system for best verbal response?

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5- Appropriate
4- Confused
3- Inappropriate
2- Incomprehensible
1- None
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What is the scoring system for best motor response?

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6- Obeys Commands
5- Localizes Pain
4- Withdraws from pain
3- Flexion
2- Extension
1- None
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What is the normal range for blood glucose?

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80-120

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What does AEIOU-TIPS stand for?

What is it used for?

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Used for assessment of those with altered mental status.
Acidosis, Alcohol
Epilepsy
Infection
Overdose
Uremia
Trauma, tumor, toxin
Insulin
Psychosis, poison
Stroke, seizure
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Mononeuropathy

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Single nerve disfunction
Usually caused by Trauma, compression, or infection.
Common causes:
Broken bone
Tight tourniquet
Infections- herpest zoster
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Polyneuropothy

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Demyelination or degeneration of peripheral nerves- leads to sensory, motor, or mixed sensorimotor deficits.
Caused by:
Immune disorders
Toxic Agents
Metabolic disorders
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Guillain-Barre syndrome

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Rapidly worsening muscle weakness of the limbs that can lead to paralysis.

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What is one of the major causes of peripheral neuropathy?

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Diabetes

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What does the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) evaluate?

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Facial droop, arm drift, and speech

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What dos the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Scale Evaluate?

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Blood Glucose, facial droop, grip strength, and arm drift.

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How to distinguish a TIA from a stroke?

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TIA is acute and PT makes full recovery afterwards.

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What is the pneumonic for Cranial Nerves?

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Oh- Olfactory Nerve
Oh- Optic Nerve
Oh- Oculomotor Nerve
To- Trochlear Nerve-Muscle Sensibility-Ocular Movement
Train-Trigeminal Nerve- Facial Sensation- Mastication
A- Abducens Nerve- Muscular Sensibility- Ocular Move
Freshman- Facial Nerve- Expression, visceral sense, taste
And- Acoustic Nerve- Hearing- Equilibrium
Give- Glossopharyngeal Nerve- Taste, Swallowing
Vision- Vagas Nerve- Swallowing, speech, skin sense, ————–involuntary muscles movement
Sight- Spinal Accessory Nerve- Swallowing, speech, movement of head and shoulders
Hope- Movement of the tongue

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