Sensory Perception Flashcards
Antecedent
External stimuli
Intact Neural system
Intact and functioning visual gustatory auditory and integumentary
Attributes
Normal hearing Adults 0 dB hearing level Vision acuity 20/20 Integumentary system intact Gustatory sensation that process sweet salt sour and bitterness Olfactory odorants are sensed
Snellen chart
20 feet away and read the smallest line they can with both eyes
Topometry
Measures the pressure inside the eye.
GLAUCOMA
Sit lamp exam
Provides magnified visual of the structures of the eye CATARACTS CORNEA DETACHMENT MACULAR DEGENERATION DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
Retinography
Looks at the blood vessels of the eye RETINAL ASSESSMENT BLOOD CLOTS BLOOD FLOW ANEURYSM DIABETIC DAMAGE
Hearing
Normal 0-25 db
Pure tone testing
Detects faintest tones person can hear at selected pitches
1st test at school age
Auditory brainstem response
Gives information about the inner ear and brain pathways for hearing
Typanometry
Assists in the detection of fluid in the middle ear
Perforation of eardrum or wax blocking the ear canal
Taste
Assess by a assessing the cranial nerve 7
Hypogeusia
Diminished sense of taste of all of them
Ageusia
Loss of sense of tastes
Dysgeusia
Partial loss of taste
Bitter/ sour or other
UPSIT Smell identification test
Alcoholism Early Alzheimer's disease Cigarette smoking Cystic fibrosis Industrial chemical exposure PTSD