questions on all systems for assessment Flashcards
Brudzinski sign aseessed how
Passively flex neck forward to chest
Brudzinski sign positive result +
+ response is flexion of 1 or both legs to pelvis arms may also flex
Kernig’s sign asessed
Pt in recumbent position, flex hip & flex @ knee, attempt to extend knee
Kernig’s sign positive result is
+ is resistance to extension & pain (spasm of hamstring) reliable sign of irritation(r/o HD)
CN1 testing is for
smell
anosmia with CN 1 testing is
inablity to smell
test Cerebellar Function
Romberg’s test:
Abnormal Romberg’s test:
sways, falls, must widen base of feet to stop fall indicates MS, ETOH, loss of proprioception & vestibular function
Test cellebellar function by observing
walking smooth
CNVIII is
Aucustic
Test CNVIII
test hearing acuity w/ Weber, Rinne
Meningeal Irritation have a positive
Kernig’s sign
Fluent aphasia
Wernicke’s
Wernicke’s aphasia people can
talk & read easily but words nonsensical, jumbled, meaningless
Nonfluent aphasia
Broca’s
Broca’s aphasia people can
struggle w/words, slow, monosyllabic
Broca’s aphasia is an injury
frontal lobe
Wernicke’s is an injury
temporal or parietal lobe
Vibration is abnormal if felt
in the knees
Vibration is abnormal with
peripheral neuropathy as w/DM, ETOH
Vestibular dysfunction with injury to CN
CNVIII
injury to the posterior colum in the brain decrease in
tactile Discrimination - Fine Touch
test the Posterior Column wit h
Stereogenisis
– Graphesthesia – Two-Point Discrimination
Abnormal sensory test of the posterior colum =
inability to perform indicates lesion of sensory cortex or posterior column
Test CN3, 4, 6 with
EOM and PERRLA
CN 9 and 10 test
Depress tongue w/blade note pharyngeal movement as Pt says “AHHH”, touch posterior pharyngeal wall for gag reflex, Note voice smooth or strained, swallowing
abnormal test of CN 9,10 =
absence or loss of symmetry, uvula does not rise or deviates, no gag, hoarseness, brassiness
Neuro test for reflexes you see a snout reflex you suspect
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)
snout reflex is
puckering of lips- abn after infancy
Cerebral Cortex has temporal werenike’s
associated with
auditory reception
damage = aphasia
Cerebral Cortex has Broca’s
frontal lobe mediates speech , damage =
aphasia
CN1 is
Olfactory
CN2 is
Optic
CN3 is
Oculomotor
CN4 is
Troclear
CN5 is
Trigeminal
CN6 is
Abducens
CN7 is
Facial
CN8 is
Acoustic
CN9 is
Glossopharyngeal
CN10 is
Vagus
CN11 is
Spinal
CN2 is
Hypoglossal
Dermatone C6
Thumb
Dermatone T4
Nipple line
Dermatone T10
Umbilicus
Dermatone L5
Top of foot
Dermatone S1
Bottom of foot