Reagans amazing work (week 5) Flashcards
When do you use Neuro screening?
When a patient is NOT suspected of having neurological involvement.
What does a Neuro screen confirm?
That the nervous system is intact
What is a Neuro exam?
A deep dive into the nervous system.
When do you use a Neuro exam?
When there is a known neurological diagnosis OR when a screen uncovers abnormalities
What does deductive reasoning identify?
Functional limitation
What does deductive reasoning hypothesize?
Suspected impairments to examine
What is a primary impairment?
The direct problem (nerve lesion)
What is a consequence of Secondary impairment?
Muscle atrophy due to nerve lesion
Why do we intervene BOTH primary and secondary impairments?
To try and prevent occurrence of secondary impairments
What does a neuroscreen help rule in/ rule out
To rule in or to rule out the need for a more in depth exam
What does a neuroscreen include
Alertness - (need this to progress in screening)
Orientation- (person, place, time, situation)
Memory (current levels)
General Cognition- use FOGS, Visual activity (do their eyes follow me?) and communication (quality and content)
What is FOGS
Family story of memory loss
Orientation of the patient
General information
Spelling
What are the steps of a neurological screen
- Mental status
- Cranial nerves
- Motor
4.Reflexes - Sensation
- Coordination
- Stance and gait
What are the components of a motor exam?
A. Visual inspection (is there muscle wasting)
B. Pronator drift test
C. Gross strength screen UE and LE for myotome (cannot be graded since they’re not using standardized ROM and positions)
D. Fasciculations
What are the components of Reflexes?
A. Looking for absent, diminished, excessive or asymmetry
B. If UMN lesion is suspected, babinski & clonus
What are the components of Sensation?
A. Touch lightly & bilaterally on face regionally but NOT dermatomal (including face, tip of shoulder, forearm, hand, thigh, lateral side of foot, great toe and medial lower leg)
B. Test stereognosis
What are the components of Coordination?
A. Finger to nose (Pt’s nose to therapists finger)
B. Use UE’s at 90 abduction, closed eyes, & repetitively touch tip of nose with alternating finger tips
C. Rapid alternating movements (diadochokinesis) UE & LE
What are the components of Stance & Gait?
A. Observation gait in clinic
B. Sit to stand & heel raises
C. Perturbations
D. Tandem walk
E. Rhomberg (feet together, eyes closed) - balance
What are the neurological impairments of Abnormal reflexes?
- Hyperreflexia
- Hyporeflexia
- Areflexia
- Pathological reflexes
What is the impact of quality of movement for Abnormal reflexes?
- Akinesia (usually with areflexia)
- Delayed motor development in children
What are the neurological impairments of Sensory/Perceptual impairments?
- Impaired tactile awareness or proprioceptive sense
- Astereognosis
- Contralateral Homonymous hemianopia
- Spatial relationship disorders
What is the impact of quality of movement for Sensory/Perceptual impairments?
- Impaired placing and positioning
- Impaired motor control in any task (usually w/ loss of 3. movement sense)
- Lack of glaze stability and postural imbalance
Dizziness
What are the neurological impairments of cognitive impairments?
- Apraxia
- Memory deficits
What is the impact of quality of movement for cognitive impairments?
- Difficult initiating movement
- Attention deficits
- Arousal deficits
What are the neurological impairments of Motor impairments?
- Weakness
- Impaired coordination
- Poor postural control
What is the impact of quality of movement for Motor impairments?
- Bradykinesia
- Resting tremor
- Dyskinesia
- Impaired fractionation of movement
- Abnormal synergies
When should vitals be taken? *
For every patient at least 2x per session
What are choreiform movements?
irregular , involuntary movements that are associated with a variety of conditions.
What may choreiform movements include?
Fidgeting
Twisting
Jerking of arms, legs and/or facial muscles
What are abnormal synergies?
A motor impairment.
What is the result of abnormal synergies?
Patients lose independent control of selected muscle groups, resulting in coupled movements that are often inappropriate for the desired task.
What do vital signs include?
HR
BP
RR
Temperature
When do you take vital signs?
Resting, immediately post activity and at recovery.
Importance of vital signs
Critical to our exam but not often done frequently enough
What are we looking for HR to be?
regular, consistent and strong.
What is the range for HR vital sign rate with bradycardia:
<60 bpm
What is a normal range for HR vital sign rate:
60-100 bpm
What is the range for HR vital sign rate with tachycardia:
> 100 bpm
What is BP?
Pressure in arterial blood vessels
How do you measure BP vitals ?
At rest, with position changes, during exercises and in recovery (along 1/ HR)
Where do you measure BP vitals?
Take in both arms initially, continue to take in arm with the highest measure
What should BP vitals be at for a patient younger than 60?
Goal of less than 140/90
What should BP vitals be at for a patient older than 60?
Goal of 150/90
What is Orthostatic Hypotension?
Drop in SBP of >20 mmHg that accompanies change to more upright position OR appearance of symptoms (dizzy or lightheaded)
When should you measure RR vitals?
Asses at rest and while patient is not aware you are counting
What should RR vitals be at?
14-22 is normal in adults (ranges vary by age)
What is paradoxical breathing?
Upper chest collapses & abdomen rises excessively during inspiration
What should you often combine with RR?
Pulse oximetry
Who is the Modified Borg Scale for perceived Dyspnea (0-10) used for?
For those with spinal cord impairment or abnormal cardiac response. Ex: patients taking beta blockers
What are types of diagnostic tests?
- Clinical lab test
- Diagnostic imaging
- Electrophysiologic testing
What is critical care monitoring?
Vitals monitored via bedside screen, may be more than vitals. Lots of “lines and tubes”
Things other than vitals taken in critical care monitoring:
- Central vascular pressures (pressure in pulmonary artery, central venous pressure)
- Intracranial pressure monitoring (can be monitored by a catheter inserted through a small hole drilled into the skull (may be increased with a tumor or stroke)
What are the 4 areas of clinical lab?
- Chemistry
- Hematology
- Microbiology
- immunohematology
( we are focusing on a few that are especially critical in neuromuscular practice)
What does Hematology describe?
Cellular blood composition
What is Hemostasis?
Information on clotting function of blood
What is the most commonly ordered lab test?
CBC (complete blood count)
What provides information on erythrocyte production and RBC health?
Erythrocyte ( red blood count), hematocrit and hemoglobin
What happens when Erythrocyte is impaired?
Decrease may impact O2 capacity
What does a low white cell count result in?
increase seen in acute infection, inflammation, tissue damage, necrosis and leukemia.
What do thrombocytes (platelets) initiate?
Initiate clotting and alterations can impair hemostasis
What is Thrombocytopenia
Low platelet count (ex: bleeding too freely)
( can play a role in stroke)
Thrombocytosis:
High platelet count (ex: clotting too much)
( can play a role in stroke)
What can play a role in a stroke
Thrombocytopenia and Thrombocytosis
What is the result from pathology related to abnormal immune responses?
Lots of neuromuscular diseases
Neuromuscular myopathies
Myasthenia gravis (MG) and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Neuromuscular Neuropathies
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Polyneuropathy
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Lupas (SLE)