Step 7

Question 1

what cranial nerve are we assessing at step 7

Answer 1

(V) Trigeminal

Question 2

what/ how are we going to assess the trigeminal nerve?

Answer 2

Assess facial sensation

Use a piece of tissue and sharp object
touch the patients neck so they can gauge a feel for the sensations of the objects then touch the 6 different areas of the face and ask them if it feels the same in all areas.

Palpate the temporal and master muscles

Question 3

What are the 6 areas testing

Answer 3

Left and right side of the forehead

left and right side of the cheek

left and right jawline

Question 4

What does the left and right forehead check?

Answer 4

ophthalmic branch

Question 5

what does the left and right cheek check?

Answer 5

Maxillary branch

Question 6

What does the left and right jawline check?

Answer 6

Mandibular branch

Question 7

When we palpate the temporal and master muscle what are we looking for ?

Answer 7

Assessing for disparity and muscular wastage