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Nursing

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Brain parts   cerebrum, dicenphalon, cerebellum, brainstem  
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Cerebrum   Largest part of the brain, higher brain centers, (composed of frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital)  
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Frontal   Motor, emotions and Broca's area  
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Parietal   Sensory,  
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Temporal   auditory, reception of speech  
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Occipital   vision  
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Dicephalon   thalmus, hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary, basal glands  
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Thalamus   Relay  
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Hypothalamus   homeostasis, temp, hunger, thirst, sleep, ANS  
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Pineal Gland   Sexual development  
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Pituitary   endocrine  
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Basal Ganglia   automatic associated movement, primitive motor areas  
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Brainstem   mid brain, pons, medulla  
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midbrain   relay  
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pons   relay and breathing,  
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medulla   breathing, vomitting, cardiac, GI  
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Cerebellum   balance, equillibrium, proprioception  
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dysphagia   difficulty swallowing  
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Aphasia   without voice, their words may be jumbled, or may be unable to respond  
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Parasthesia   altered sensory preception, numbness, tingling  
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Examples of chronic diseases   MS, myasthemia gravis, CVA, Parkinson's, ALS, any type of dementia  
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Equipment for physical examination for neuro includes   penlight, vibratory tuning fork, tongue blade, percussion hammer, aromatic materials, vials of solutions, variety of materials for senory tactile assessment  
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components of neurological exam   mini mental status, motor system, cranial nerves, proprioceptor and cerebellar function, sensory function, deep tendon reflexes and superficial reflexes  
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Mental status   evaluate appearance, , MMSE, if not oriented, writing, IADL  
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If the person is not oriented we do...   proceed to the mini mental status  
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Cranial nerve I   olfactory  
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Cranial Nerve II   Visual Acuity and Peripheral Vision  
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Cranial Nerve III, IV, VI   Pupils  
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Cranial Nerve V   TMJ and sensation  
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Cranial Nerve VII   Facial movement  
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Cranial Nerve V and VI   Corneal reflex  
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Cranial Nerves VIII   ear and balance  
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Cranial Nerve IX   gag, taste  
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cranial Nerve X   Ahhhh  
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Cranial Nerve XI   Shoulders and Neck  
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Cranial Nerve XII   Tongue  
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I   olefactory, not tested normally. patency, familiar non irritating arromatic substances (brownies), are nares symmetrical?  
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II   Optic nerve, visual acuity and peripheral, near (newspaper) and distance (E chart), visual fields, internal exam  
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III, IV, VI   Oculomotor, trochlear, Abducens, palpebral fissures, opening of upper lids, PERLA, Nystagmus, Extracocular movement...  
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V   trigeminal nerve, motor function[ clenching teeth (TMJ)], Sensory Function [light touch on the face], Corneal Reflex (do not do in routine screening [ touch conjunctiva with cotton]  
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VII   Facial Nerve, MotorFunction, symmetry of facial movement, sensory function, taste, not routinely screened, screening questions, Motor Efferent, Corneal reflex and Certain Speech Sounds  
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VIII   hearing acuity and measurement, whispered voice, Reine, Weber  
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IX and X   Glosspharyngeal, and vagus nerve, ahhhhhhhh, gag, voice sounds, swollowing, taste  
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When would a gag reflex be necessary to test?   test dysphagia, surgical diagnostic exam, where they had spray administered. Checks to see before adminiswtering fluids  
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XI   Spinal Accessory- stenoclomastoid, rotate head resistance, Trapezius- shrug shoulders against resistance  
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XII   hypoglossal- movement of the tongue and speech sounds L,T,D,N (light tight dynomite)  
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If findings are normal for the cranial nerve you report   cranial nerves I-XII are intact  
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Cerebellar tests for   gait, balance, upper and lower extremities  
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Cerebellar tests for Balance include   (Romberg, stand on one foot, walk in tandem, hop, knee bends, walk on toes, walk on heels)  
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Cerebellar Tests for upper Extremities   alternating tapping, fingers to nose, thumb opposition, finger to nose, to nurse's finger  
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Cerebellar tests for lower Extremities   heel up and down shin, plantar tap (place hands beneath feet and ask them to tap your hands)  
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Sensory function   Suprise the client, Eyes closed, Fully Conscious, Distal to proximal, symmetrical  
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Primary Sensory Function   Light touch, superficial pain, deep pressure, sharp/dull, hot/ cold, vibratory sense, kinesthetic sensation (moving Fingers, up and down)  
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Cortical Sensory Function   Graphesthesia, two point discrimination, stereognosis, extinction (not as common)  
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Graphesthesia   test by writing a letter or number on the hand  
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stereognosis   ability to recognize familiar objects by feel  
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one point two point distinction is made on   back of hand, back (over clothing)  
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Deep Tendon Reflexes Sites   Triceps, Biceps, Brachioradial, patellar, achilles  
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To document a rating on a scale...   include the highest level. EX: 2+/4+ on brachioradial reflex  
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Superficial Reflexes   Plantar, abdominal, cremasteric  
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the order of higher function   cerebrum initiates, basal ganglia refines, and cerebellum coordinates  
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