NSG 6020 Neuro Week 10 Questions And Answers
Updated 2024
Quiz :HPI seizures - Answer :did you fall, shrill cry, motor acti vity,
loss of consciousness, chewing or lip smacking, post-ictal
Quiz :HPI pain - Answer :sudden or progressive, deep aching, throb
or stabbing, where is pain, radiate
Quiz :HPI gait coordinati on - Answer :lose balance, fall forward\
backward, feel stiff , legs give way
Quiz :HPI weakness parathesia - Answer :sudden onset, with acti vity,
ti ngling, numbness or confusion, chronic illness, medicati ons like
zidovudien or chemotherapy
Quiz :CNI - Answer :test the pati ent's ability to identi fy familiar
odors, such as coff ee & mint extract, one naris at a time with the eyes
closed
Quiz :CNII - Answer :test visual acuity and the visual fi elds
Quiz :CNIII, IV, VI - Answer :assess the 6 cardinal points of gaze;
inspect eyelids for drooping; & observe pupils for equality of size,
shape, & reacti on to light & accommodati on
Quiz :Headaches -severe unremitti ng - Answer :evaluate movement
of the eyes for the presence or absence of lateral (temporal) gaze.
The 6th cranial nerve is commonly one of the fi rst to lose functi on in
the presence of increased intracranial pressure.
, Quiz :legal blindness - Answer :Vision not correctable to bett er than
20/200
Quiz :CNV - Answer :four assessments:
1. inspect face for muscle atrophy, jaw deviati on, & tremors.
2. palpate clenched jaw muscles for tone & strength.
3. test superfi cial pain & touch sensati ons in each branch of the
nerve.
4. test the corneal refl ex
Quiz :CNVII - Answer :observe for facial symmetry while the pt
makes a series of facial expressions. test taste on sides of the tongue
Quiz :signs of muscle weakness - Answer :Drooping of one side of the
mouth, a fl att ened nasolabial fold, & a sagging lower eyelid for CNVII
Quiz :CNVIII - Answer :test the sense of hearing & bone & air
conducti on of sound & note sound lateralizati on
Quiz :CNIX - Answer :tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. eval
of the vagus nerve for nasopharyngeal sensati on (gag refl ex) & the
motor functi on of swallowing
Quiz :CNX - Answer :inspect the palate & uvula for symmetry with
speech sounds. Check gag refl ex & ability to swallow; say AH
Quiz :CNXI - Answer :evaluate the size, shape & strength of the
trapezius & sternocleidomastoid muscles; shrug
Updated 2024
Quiz :HPI seizures - Answer :did you fall, shrill cry, motor acti vity,
loss of consciousness, chewing or lip smacking, post-ictal
Quiz :HPI pain - Answer :sudden or progressive, deep aching, throb
or stabbing, where is pain, radiate
Quiz :HPI gait coordinati on - Answer :lose balance, fall forward\
backward, feel stiff , legs give way
Quiz :HPI weakness parathesia - Answer :sudden onset, with acti vity,
ti ngling, numbness or confusion, chronic illness, medicati ons like
zidovudien or chemotherapy
Quiz :CNI - Answer :test the pati ent's ability to identi fy familiar
odors, such as coff ee & mint extract, one naris at a time with the eyes
closed
Quiz :CNII - Answer :test visual acuity and the visual fi elds
Quiz :CNIII, IV, VI - Answer :assess the 6 cardinal points of gaze;
inspect eyelids for drooping; & observe pupils for equality of size,
shape, & reacti on to light & accommodati on
Quiz :Headaches -severe unremitti ng - Answer :evaluate movement
of the eyes for the presence or absence of lateral (temporal) gaze.
The 6th cranial nerve is commonly one of the fi rst to lose functi on in
the presence of increased intracranial pressure.
, Quiz :legal blindness - Answer :Vision not correctable to bett er than
20/200
Quiz :CNV - Answer :four assessments:
1. inspect face for muscle atrophy, jaw deviati on, & tremors.
2. palpate clenched jaw muscles for tone & strength.
3. test superfi cial pain & touch sensati ons in each branch of the
nerve.
4. test the corneal refl ex
Quiz :CNVII - Answer :observe for facial symmetry while the pt
makes a series of facial expressions. test taste on sides of the tongue
Quiz :signs of muscle weakness - Answer :Drooping of one side of the
mouth, a fl att ened nasolabial fold, & a sagging lower eyelid for CNVII
Quiz :CNVIII - Answer :test the sense of hearing & bone & air
conducti on of sound & note sound lateralizati on
Quiz :CNIX - Answer :tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. eval
of the vagus nerve for nasopharyngeal sensati on (gag refl ex) & the
motor functi on of swallowing
Quiz :CNX - Answer :inspect the palate & uvula for symmetry with
speech sounds. Check gag refl ex & ability to swallow; say AH
Quiz :CNXI - Answer :evaluate the size, shape & strength of the
trapezius & sternocleidomastoid muscles; shrug
