Neurology

Question 0

What is the scoring system for eye opening?

Answer 0

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

Question 1

What are the three things measured in Glasgow Coma Scale?

Answer 1

Eye Opening
Best Verbal Response
Best Motor Response

Question 2

What is the scoring system for best verbal response?

Answer 2

5- Appropriate
4- Confused
3- Inappropriate
2- Incomprehensible
1- None

Question 3

What is the scoring system for best motor response?

Answer 3

6- Obeys Commands
5- Localizes Pain
4- Withdraws from pain
3- Flexion
2- Extension
1- None

Question 5

What is the normal range for blood glucose?

Answer 5

80-120

Question 6

What does AEIOU-TIPS stand for?

What is it used for?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Mononeuropathy

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Polyneuropothy

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is one of the major causes of peripheral neuropathy?

Answer 10

Diabetes

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Facial droop, arm drift, and speech

Question 12

What dos the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Scale Evaluate?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

How to distinguish a TIA from a stroke?

Answer 13

TIA is acute and PT makes full recovery afterwards.

Question 14

What is the pneumonic for Cranial Nerves?

Answer 14

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