VERSION|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ACCURATE SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED A+
aspects of appearance and behavior to comment on - (answer)-dress, posture, grooming, hygiene
-stature, build
-nutritional state
-degree of cooperativeness
-state of distress
-affect
-eye contact
-motor activity
aspects of mood to comment on - (answer)congruence with situation and aspect
aspects of the skull, scalp, and hair to comment on - (answer)-contour
-lesions
-hair
-tenderness
,CN VII (Facial) test - (answer)instruct patient to:
-frown
-elevate forehead/raise eyebrows
-clench and show teeth
-smile
-puff and blow out cheeks
-close eyes firmly (try to open against resistance)
CN V (trigeminal) test - motor - (answer)-place hands on patient's cheek's and temples
-instructs patient to contract and relax masseter muscles by clenching teeth
-tests strength by pushing down on the mandible against resistance
CN V (trigeminal) test - sensory - (answer)-instructs patient to close eyes and say "now" when
feeling cotton touch their face
-use a light wisp of cotton over 3 nerve distributions bilaterally
aspects of the eyebrows, orbital areas, and eyelids to comment on - (answer)-distribution of
eyebrows
, -orbital edema, sagging tissue, lesions, nodules
-ptosis
-completeness of lid closure
-erythema
-discharge/tearing
aspects of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctivae and sclerae to comment on - (answer)-color
-edema
aspects of the lacrimal glands/sac to comment on - (answer)-edema
-tenderness
CN II, III (optic, oculomotor) test - (answer)-instructs patient to focus on a far fixed point, then
on a near fixed point; observes pupillary response
-inspects B/L eyes with pen light; observes pupillary response
-performs swinging light test; observes pupillary response
aspects to comment on after CN II, III test - (answer)-corneal clarity
-pupillary size and shape