Quiz #4 Flashcards
an involuntary and automatic movement of a body part as a result of an intentional active or resistive movement in another body part
associated reaction
a flexion pattern of the involved upper extremity facilitates flexion of the involved lower extremity
homolateral synkinesis
the involved lower extremity will abduct or adduct with applied resistance to the uninvolved lower extremity in the same direction
Raimiste’s Phenomenon
raising the involved upper extremity above 100 degrees with elbow extension will produce extension and abduction of the fingers
Soques’ Phenomenon
APGAR stands for?
Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respiratory
Scores for Glasgow
severe
moderate
mild
severe = 8 or less moderate = 9-12 mild = 13-15
LVL OF AROUSAL
Able to open eyes, look at examiner, but responds slowly and is confused
Patient demonstrates decreased alertness and interest in the environment
obtunded
LVL of Arousal
Patient can be aroused from sleep only with painful stimuli
Verbal responses are slow or absent
Patient returns to unresponsive state when stimuli are removed
Demonstrates minimal awareness of self and environment
stupor
LVL of AROUSAL
State of unconsciousness from which patient cannot be aroused, eyes remain closed
No response to external stimuli or environment
COMA
LVL AROUSAL
Able to open eyes, look at examiner, respond fully, and appropriately to stimuli
alert
LVL AROUSAL
Patient appears drowsy
Able to open eyes, look at examiner, respond to questions, but falls asleep easily
lethargy
Mini-Mental State Examination Scored out of \_\_ \_\_ Mild \_\_ Moderate \_\_ severe
out of 30
21-24 mild
16-20 moderate
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
scored out of __
__ or above = normal
out of 30
26 or above = normal
Intermediate or long term memory
Area where long term information about everything an individual has ever learned or info acquired is stored
Includes facts, figures, and name
Thought to work like a hard drive in the computer
declarative memory
Involves all motor activities, actions, habits, or skills that are learned through repetition in motor practice
Examples include walking, playing an instrument, and driving
procedural memory
amnesia
Inability to remember events prior to the injury
Progressively decreases with recovery
retrograde amnesia
amnesia
Inability to create new memory
Usually the last to recover after a comatose state
Contributing factors: poor attention, distractibility, and impaired perception of stimuli
anterograde amnesia
MEMORY: Inability to think as clearly or quickly as they normally do, may feel disoriented and have difficulty paying attention, remembering, and making decisions
May come on quickly or slowly over time depending on the cause
Patient may have strange or unusual behavior or may act aggressively
confusion
MEMORY: Observed in patients recovering from unconsciousness after severe brain injury
Characterized by disorientation, fear and misinterpretation of sensory stimuli
Patient is frequently loud, agitated, and offensive
delirium
3 criteria for complete ASIA
Presence of voluntary anal contraction= No
All S4-5 sensory scores = 0
Presence of deep anal pressure= No
ASIA __ sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level & included the sacral segments S4-S5
B = incomplete
ASIA: no sensory or motor function is preserved in the sacral segments S4-S5
A= complete
ASIA: motor funciton is preserved below neurological level and more than half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade
C = complete
ASIA: motor funciton is preserved below the neurological level and at least half of the key muscles below neurological level have a muscle grade greater than or equal to 3
D = incomplete
ASIA: sensory and motor function is normal
E = normal
time required for impulse to travel from atria through conduction system to Purkinje fibers
P-R interval
PR interval normal duration
0.12-0.2 seconds
QRS normal duration
0.06-0.1
QT interval normal duration
0.2-0.4
atrial depolarization begins in the SA node and spreads normally throughout the electrical conduction system with HR between 60-100 beats/minute
normal sinus rhythm
HR
sinus bradycardia
HR > 100 beats/minute (in adults)
sinus tachycardia
includes quickening and slowing of impulse formation in SA node resulting in slight beat-to-beat variation of the rate
sinus arrhythmia
sinus rhythm, except with intermittent failure of SA node impulse formation or AV node conduction, resulting in occasional complete absence of P or QRS waves
sinus arrest
Occurs when ectopic focus in atrium initiates an impulse before SA node
P wave is premature with abnormal configuration
Very common, generally benign, but may progress to atrial flutter, tachycardia or fibrillation
May occur due to stress, caffeine, smoking, alcohol and any type of heart disease
Premature atrial contractions
Atria are depolarized between 350-600 times/minute
ECG shows no discrete P waves
Occurs in healthy hearts and in coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular disease
Palpitations, fatigue, dyspnea, light-headedness, syncope and chest pain
Atrial fibrillation
Ectopic, very rapid atrial tachycardia (250-350 beats/minute)
Saw-tooth shaped P waves (also known as flutter waves)
Occurs with valvular disease (esp mitral), ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive lung disease and
atrial flutter
BLOCK: PR interval > 0.2 seconds
No symptoms or significant change in cardiac function
PR interval may become prolonged for many reasons including medications that suppress AV conduction
1st degree atrioventricular block
BLOCK: AV conduction disturbance when impulses between atria and ventricles fall intermittently
Two major types: Mobitz type 1 block (Wenckebach block) & Morbitz type II
2nd degree atrioventricular block
BLOCK: All impulses are blocked at AV node, nothing is transmitted to ventricles
Atrial rate > ventricular rate
Medical emergency-requires pacemaker
Causes: degenerative, digitalis, heart surgery and acute MI
3rd degree Av block
Premature depolarization arising in ventricles due to ectopic focus
Unifocal PVCs arise from same ectopic focus and have same configuration
Multifocal PVCs arise from different ectopic foci and have different configurations
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Run of 3 or more PVCs sequentially Very rapid rate (150-200 bpm) Usually result of an ischemic ventricle ECG-wide, bizarre QRS waves, no P waves Longer than 30 seconds is life-threatening, requires immediate medical intervention
ventricular tachycardia (v-tach)
Pulseless emergency situation, requiring CPR, defibrillation, medications
ECG- characteristic fibrillatory waves with irregular pattern that is coarse or fine, no QRS complexes
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular standstill with no rhythm
ECG records straight-line pattern
Requires immediate CPR and medications to stimulate cardiac activity
ventricular asystole
__ wave Characteristic marker of infarction, loss of positive electrical voltages due to necrosis
Q wave