Neuro Exam
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| Term used when pt not oriented, does not follow commands, or needs persistent stimuli to achieve a state of alertness | Altered LOC
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| The earliest and most sensitive indicator that the pt's neuro status has changed | LOC
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| Term for no purposeful response | Coma
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| ______ ________ is a term for unresponsive, no voluntary movement. | Akinetic mutism
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| Term for unresponsive, has sleep-wake cycle after coma, no cognitive funcion | Persistent Vegetative State
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| Term for pons injury, paralysis, has vertical eye movement and lid elevation. Rapid infusion of Na can cause this. | Locked-in syndrome
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| LOC indicates state of awareness and | Cortical function
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| Assessment tool that evaluates three areas | Glasgow Coma Scale
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| What three areas does the Glasgow Coma Scale evaluate? | Eye opening, verbal response, and motor response
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| Highest score of GCS is? | 15
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| Lowest score of GCS is? | 3
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| GCS of 8 or under indicates? | Coma
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| How could we assess attention and concentration? | Count backwards by 7, Days of the week backwards
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| How could we assess recent memory? | Name 3-4 objects, recite after 5 minutes
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| How could we assess remote memory? | Have pt recall things in the past
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| Term for display of emotions; calm and appropriate, cheerful or inappropriate, flat, dull, depressed | Affect
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| Term for ability to assess and monitor one's own cognitive, motor, or sensory function | Insight
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| Person with impairments in insight may not have insight into? Example? | Consequences; think can drive but forget where going
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| In an unconscious pt, stimuli may illicit an _________ response | Abnormal
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| Response to pain can be evaluated by what two actions? | Sternal rub, squeezing of nail bed
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| Term for abnormal flexion | Decorticate posturing
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| Term for abnormal extension | Decerebrate posturing
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| ________ posturing is a sign of a more severe prognosis (brain stem, cerebellum) | Decerebrate
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| Babinski reflex is _________ response and is abnormal. | Positive
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