Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
C Exam 5
Sensory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sensory deficits increase the patients risk for what? | Injury- falls, burns |
| What is stereognosis? | ability to recognize a common object through use of touch |
| How can you test stereognosis? | having patient close their eyes and identify the object you place in their hands, repeat the process with their other hand and a different object |
| When you test for stereognosis what is the key component you are looking for in the exam | presence or absence of symmetry |
| What is parasthesia? | abnormal sensation such as tingling, burning, pricking, and numbness |
| What is graphesthesia? | the ability to recognize a letter that is written on the skin through touch |
| What might cause changes in sensation? | neurological or nerve damage |
| What is anesthesia? | loss of sensation |
| What is hyperesthesia? | more than normal sensation |
| What causes peripheral neuropathy? | trauma or a disease process that interferes with stimulation of peripheral nerves |
| What are some symptoms of motor nerve damage? | muscle weakness, cramps, fasciculations, muscle loss |
| What are some symptoms of sensory nerve damage? | Numbness, pain, burning shooting, impaired touch |
| What should you avoid using on feet of someone with neuropathy? | heating pads could cause burns |
| What kind of lifestyle changes could you promote to help someone with neuropathy? | weight loss smoking cessation limit alcohol |
| What is ageusia? | loss of sense of taste |
| What is anosmia? | loss of sense of smell |
| What is most commonly associated with impaired sense of smell or taste? | Respiratory illness- common cold, sinus infection, COVID19 |
| What else could alter taste/smell? | Medications Smoking Radiation therapy |
| What are the 4 different flavors for taste that a normal person should taste? | Sweet Salty Bitter Sour Umami |
| What can be dangerous when a pt has anosmia? | mixing bleach and ammonia can be deadly |
| What is accomodation? | ability of the eye to adjust focal length |
| What is amblyopia? | think L for lazy eye. reduced vision is not correctable by corrective lenses |
| What is convergence? | medial rotation of both eyeballs so that each is directed toward a viewed object |
| When is convergence normally diagnosed? | in school-age children when they have difficulty reading and may be interpreted as a learning disability rather then vision problem |
| What is corneal reflex? | blinking in eye in response to corneal irritation |
| What could failure of corneal reflex indicate? | neurologic disorder |
| What is expothalamos? | protruding of eyeballs |
| What is exophthalmos associated with? | hyperthyroid |
| What is hyperopia? | far sighted, can see far away but not near |
| What is myopia? | near sighted, can see near but not far |
| What is nystagmus? | involuntary rapid eye movement |
| What is presbyopia? | near vision loss related to loss of elasticity of lens due to age |
| What Ptosis? | drooping of eye lid. think pointing to toes |
| What is vertigo? | feeling of imbalance |
| What is diplopia? | double vision |
| What is monochromacy? | color blindness |
| What are risk factors in kids for visual impairments? | retinopathy of prematurity low birth weight congenital cataracts fetal alcohol syndrome contact sports injury concussion |
| What are risk factors for adults for visual impairments? | smoking ultraviolet light exposure diabetes(uncontrolled) HTN Injury CVA concussion |
| What are risk factors for older adults for visual impairments? | open-angle glaucoma Macular degeneration |
| When is vision screened in children? | 3-5 years old |
| If premature when should they have an eye exam? | by 6 months of age |
| What does the snEllen chart test? | distance vision, stand 20 feet from the chart |
| What does the rosenbaum chart test? | near vision |
| How far is the card held for the rosenbaum test? | 14 inches from eyes |
| Which chart should be used to test patients of low literacy, poor cognition, or developmental delays? | neither chart |
| What is an opthalmoscope? | allows visualization of the lens, vitreous humor and retina |
| What age is strabismus considered a normal finding? | newborn- 3 months |
| How can you test corneal reflex? | lightly touching with cotton ball |
| How can you promote continued independence in a patient? | providing additional time and being available in a standby assist role |
| When assistance with ambulation is necessary where should you stand? | one foot in front of patient |
| What can visual impairment lead to? | isolation and or depression |
| What is eye injury/ trauma considered? | a medical emergency |
| What is auditory? | term for hearing |
| What is cerumen? | ear wax |
| What is conductive hearing loss? | loss of sound at all frequencies |
| What is noise induced hearing loss? | hearing loss resulting from loud noises over 85 db |
| What is presbycusis? | hearing loss related to ageing |
| What is sensorineural hearing loss? | decreased ability to hear high frequency sounds |
| How do you treat sensorineural hearing loss? | cochlear implant |
| What can pregnancy cause? | tinnitus and vertigo |
| What are risk factors of hearing impairment in children? | prenatal TORCH Premature birth(NICU greater than 5 days) maternal diabetes bilirubin greater then 16 within 24 hrs of birth Bacterial meningitis |
| What are risk factors of hearing impairment in adults? | drug related ototoxicity temp hearing loss (corticosteriods) CVA smoking bacterial meningitis meniere disease |
| What are the most common causes of hearing impairment? | genetic abnormalities at birth environmental causes recurrent bouts of otitis media age |
| When are babies screened for hearing? | as newborns before they leave the hospital |
| How often should adults get hearing screening? | every 10 years until 50, every 3 years after 50 |
| What is an otoscope? | used to visualize outer canal, tympanic membrane, and middle ear |
| What is otoacoustic emissions? | microphone used to play sounds in the ear of infant and microphone detects echo is there is not hearing loss CAN be performed by RN |
| What is auditory brainstem response? | electrodes are placed to detect nerve response from sounds played from small headphones |
| When does conductive hearing loss occur? | when sounds cannot get through the outer and middle ear |
| What can cause conductive hearing loss? | fluid in middle ear from cold allergies ear infections poor eustachian tube function Earwax hole in eardrum foreign object stuck in ear |
| When does sensorineural hearing loss occur? | as a result of disorders that affect the inner ear, the auditory nerve and auditory pathways to the brain |
| What is the most common type of permanent hearing loss? | SNHL |
| What can cause sensorineural hearing loss? | pregnancy TORCH Viral infections- meningitis rubella head trauma Menieres disease aging ototoxic drugs |
| What is the tug test? | pull pinna up and back on adults down and back on children pain will suggest inflammation or infection |
| What color should the tympanic membrane be? | shiny and translucent |
| What is a whisper test? | have patient occlude ear and whisper a 2 syllable word to see if they can repeat it back to you |
| What is an audiogram? | a hearing test performed by an audiologist |
| What is the weber test? | place vibrating tuning fork on forehead or top of head sound should be heard equally in both ears. |
| What would it indicate if the sound is softer in the impaired ear during a weber test? | sensorineural hearing loss |
| What would it indicate is the sound is louder in the impaired ear during a weber test? | conductive hearing loss |
| What is a Rinne test? | place vibrating tuning fork on mastoid bone then in front of the ear. AC greater then BC |
| If the sound during a rinne test is louder over the bone what could that indicate? | potential conductive hearing loss |
| What is a tympanogram? | test used to make sure the ear drum is working |
| What would you educate a parent about for a child with an ear infection? | feed in upright position avoid chewing during acute phase encourage fluids heat therapy as prescribed Lie effected side down |
| In children older than 3 how do you place ear drops? | pull ear up and back |
| What is a myringotomy? | small hole is placed in tympanic membrane and tubes are palced |
| What is a tympanoplasty? | reconstruction of structures in the middle ear |
| What does a cochlear implant consist of? | microphone, speech processor, transmitter, reciever/stimulator, and electrodes |
| When are hearing aides used? | pt with conductive hearing loss |
| What shouldn't you do when talking to someone with hearing loss? | over articulate words |
| What is dyspraxia? | neuro disorder that effects ability to plan or process motor skills |
| What is proprioception? | include being able to walk or kick without looking at your feet |
| What does the sobriety test looking for? | proprioception |
| What is sensory processing disorder? | aversion to things that overstimulate their sense ex. bright lights strong smells loud environments |
| What might someone with sensory processing disorder do when they don't have enough stimulation? | seek out stimulation |
| What is spatial awareness? | aware of your surroundings and your relationship to things in space |
| What some risk factors in kids for kinesthetic impairment? | autism vestibular issue dyspraxia strabismus |
| What are some risk factors in adults for kinesthetic impairment? | pregnancy (balance) vision impairment spinal injury peripheral neuropathy parkinsons disease MS Diabetes alcohol arthritis |
| What is vision therapy? | orthoptic vision therapy- series of exercises to improve binocular function Behavioral/perceptual vision therapy- exercises to improve visual processing and perception Therapy for prevention or correction of myopia |
| What is a normal finding for kinesthetic? | negative rhomburg test |
Created by:
cberna00
Popular Nursing sets