Week 5 Case

Question 1

Bradycardia

Answer 1

Slow heart beat

Question 2

Beefy tongue definition and possible diagnosis

Answer 2

Red tongue

Due to:

Erythema (superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries)

Glossitis (glossitis is a problem in which the tongue is swollen and changes color, often making the surface of the tongue appear smooth)

Question 3

Ataxia

Answer 3

Uncoordinated movement is due to a muscle control problem that causes an inability to coordinate movements.

Question 4

Propioception

Answer 4

The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding position, motion, and equilibrium. Even if a person is blindfolded, he or she knows through proprioception if an arm is above the head or hanging by the side of the body. The sense of proprioception is disturbed in many neurological disorders.

Question 5

Romber test

Answer 5

1. the subject stands with feet together, eyes open and hands by the sides.
2. the subject closes the eyes while the examiner observes for a full minute.

Question 6

Conjunctival pallor

Answer 6

The conjunctivae (the mucous membranes that line the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball) are normally a healthy red colour. In anaemia (haemaglobin < 90g/L), these tissues become unnaturally pale.

Question 7

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 7

Disease affecting the lymph nodes

Question 8

Gait wide

Answer 8

Legs are far apart

Question 9

heel-to-shin

finger-to-nose

Answer 9

Cerebral tests

Propioception

Question 10

pin-prick

Answer 10

Sensation test

Question 11

Peripheral neuropathy

Answer 11

a result of nerve damage, often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet, but it may also occur in other areas of your body.

associated with:

alcohol use, Churg-Strauss syndrome (inflamation of blood vessels), Phenytoin, Vit B6, Vit B12