Sensation Flashcards

1
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Order of testing

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Superficial, deep, cortical

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Superficial sensations

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Temperature, light touch, pain

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3
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Deep sensations

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Proprioception, kinesthesia, vibration

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4
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Cortical sensations

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Bilateral simultaneous stimulation, stereognosis, two point discrimination, barognosis, localization of touch

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5
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Barognosis

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Barognosis

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6
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Graphesthesia

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Number or letter drawn on skin without visual input

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7
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Kinesthesia

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Identify direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part

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8
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Proprioception

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Identify a static position of an extremity or body part

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9
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Stereognosis

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Identify an object without sight

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10
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Allodynia

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Sensation of pain in response to a stimulus that would not typically produce pain

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11
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Analgesia

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A sense of pain while remaining conscious

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12
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Anesthesia

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Absence of touch sensation

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13
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Causalgia

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Constant, relentless, burning hyperesthesia and hyperalgesia that develops after peripheral nerve injury

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14
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Dysesthesia

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Distortion of any of the senses especially touch

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15
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Hyperesthesia

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Heightened sensation

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16
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Hyperpathia

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Extreme exaggerated response to pain

17
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Hypesthesia

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Diminished sensation of touch

18
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Neuralgia

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Severe and multiple shock like pains that radiate from a specific nerve distribution

19
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Pallanesthesia

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Loss of vibration sensation

20
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Paresthesia

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Abnormal sensations such as tingling, pins and needles or burning sensations