Neuroscience Week 7: Mental Status Exam Flashcards
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Mental status exam records
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- observed behavior
- cognitive abilities
- inner experiences
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Mental status exam Main Categories
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- Appearance/ Attitude/ Activity (motor)
- Speech
- Mood/Affect
- Thought process/Thought content/perceptions
- Cognition
- Insight/Judgement
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3
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Mental status exam: Appearance
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4
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Mental status exam: Attitude
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5
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Mental status exam: Activity
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6
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Mental status exam: Speech
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7
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Clanging definition
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rhyming in manic patients
8
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neologisms definitions
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use of made up words
9
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echolalia definition
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repetition of what you say to the patient back to you
10
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Mental status exam: Mood and affect
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11
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Mental status exam: Thought process
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12
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Mental status exam: Thought content
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13
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Mental status exam: Cognition
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14
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Mental status exam: Insight
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15
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Mental status exam: Judgement
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16
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how to observe the patient during the Mental status exam
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17
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Questions to ask for the Mental status exam
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