Neuro Assessment, Stroke, HA
Neuro Assessment, Stroke, HA.pdf answer keys
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1. ABCs of mental status? Appearance
Behavior/Mood
Conversation
2. diff b/w remote, recent, immediate remote-longterm mem
memory? immediate-w/in past 3-5mins
recent-short term mem
3. how do u assess for attention? Attn: have them repeat series of numbers, then
abstract reasoning? have them say backwards and manipulating the
thought content? sequence
Abstract reason-have them explain a meaning
behind a saying
thought content-ask them a scenario to see how
they use problem solving, judgement[ex. police
care behind you on the rd]
4. explain aphasias. auditory R-can't understand spoken words
Visual R-can't understand written words
auditory receptive VE- can't express own thoughts/words
visual receptive WE-can't convey thoughts/ideas in writing
verbal expressive global-recept and express problems
written expressive[agraphia]
global aphasia
5. testing for sensory funct, which two Pain and light touch.
sensations are most commonly as- others are temp and proprioception
sessed?
*Pain and temp can't be tested at same location!
6.
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diff b/w spastic, flaccid,rigid muscle spastic-resistant to stretch. like a contracture
tone flaccid-lacking muscle tone
rigid-u can't move their limb passively
7. Choreiform and clonus ? chorieform-rapd, jerky mvts , as in Hunington's
Clonus-brief twitching of a muscle grp- seizures
8. what's ataxia? uncoordinated walking. falling toward the affect-
ed cerebellar hemisphere
9. romberg sign? sways w/eyes closed while standing
10. babinski sign? stroke underside of foot.
and how to document?
"absent" [toes go down] or "present" [toes go
up]
11. Glasgow coma scale ranges 3-15
15 is normal functioning
7 is coma
12. which is worse? decorticate or decere- decerebrate. indicates very bad deterioration of
brate brainstem
13. BIG Risk factors for stroke SMOKING
HTN
A-FIB
obesity
hyperglycemic
hyperlipids
sleep apnea
14. Stroke FAST scale:
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Neuro Assessment, Stroke, HA.pdf answer keys
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d9zb9
1. ABCs of mental status? Appearance
Behavior/Mood
Conversation
2. diff b/w remote, recent, immediate remote-longterm mem
memory? immediate-w/in past 3-5mins
recent-short term mem
3. how do u assess for attention? Attn: have them repeat series of numbers, then
abstract reasoning? have them say backwards and manipulating the
thought content? sequence
Abstract reason-have them explain a meaning
behind a saying
thought content-ask them a scenario to see how
they use problem solving, judgement[ex. police
care behind you on the rd]
4. explain aphasias. auditory R-can't understand spoken words
Visual R-can't understand written words
auditory receptive VE- can't express own thoughts/words
visual receptive WE-can't convey thoughts/ideas in writing
verbal expressive global-recept and express problems
written expressive[agraphia]
global aphasia
5. testing for sensory funct, which two Pain and light touch.
sensations are most commonly as- others are temp and proprioception
sessed?
*Pain and temp can't be tested at same location!
6.
Actualstudy 1
1/8
, Neuro Assessment, Stroke, HA
Neuro Assessment, Stroke, HA.pdf answer keys
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d9zb9
diff b/w spastic, flaccid,rigid muscle spastic-resistant to stretch. like a contracture
tone flaccid-lacking muscle tone
rigid-u can't move their limb passively
7. Choreiform and clonus ? chorieform-rapd, jerky mvts , as in Hunington's
Clonus-brief twitching of a muscle grp- seizures
8. what's ataxia? uncoordinated walking. falling toward the affect-
ed cerebellar hemisphere
9. romberg sign? sways w/eyes closed while standing
10. babinski sign? stroke underside of foot.
and how to document?
"absent" [toes go down] or "present" [toes go
up]
11. Glasgow coma scale ranges 3-15
15 is normal functioning
7 is coma
12. which is worse? decorticate or decere- decerebrate. indicates very bad deterioration of
brate brainstem
13. BIG Risk factors for stroke SMOKING
HTN
A-FIB
obesity
hyperglycemic
hyperlipids
sleep apnea
14. Stroke FAST scale:
Actualstudy 2
2/8
