Test 3: Neuro Exam, Blumenfeld Flashcards
1
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6 parts of the neuro exam
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- Mental status
- Cranial nerves
- Motor
- Reflexes
- coordination/gait
- Sensory
2
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Assessment of global function
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level of alertness, attention and cooperation
3
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Level of alertness can be determined with?
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Asking patient Name, date, and hospital/location.
4
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How can you test recent memory? Which part of the brain are you testing?
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Ask patient to recall 3 words after 1-5 minute break.
limbic memory structures= medial temporal lobes, medial diencephalon
5
Q
Left hemisphere can be tested with
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Language abilities
6
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Left pareital dysfunction indicates?
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= Gerstmann’s Syndrome
7
Q
Hemineglect would indicate?
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Right parietal dysfunction
8
Q
Trouble with sequencing tasks means?
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frontal lobe dysfunction
9
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