Sensory Fucntion Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Cerebellar test, patient stands erect with eyes closed, examiner watches for sway | Romberg Test |
Assessing gait, coordination of movement in forward and backward planes | Balance testing |
Inability to flex head forward due to rigidity of neck muscles. Test for meningitis. | Nuchal rigidity |
Pt. lies supine with one leg flexed. Ask them to try to extend the knee while applying pressure. Pain in hamstring and resistance to extension is sign of meningitis. | Kernig's Sign |
Pt. lies supine. Flex head to chest. If hips flex as well, sign of meningitis. | Brudzinski's Sign |
With patient's eyes closed, touch an area; have patient point to where he was touched. Test both sides, upper and lower extremities | Point Localization |
Simultaneously touch both sides of patient's body at same point. Ask patient to point to where he was touched. | Extinction |
With patient's eyes closed, use a pen or your finger to draw a number on the palm of their hand. Ask them to identify the number. | Graphesthesia |
Ability to discriminate between two points on a fingertip less than 0.5 cm apart, and on hands less than 2 cm apart | Two-point Discrimination |
With patient's eyes closed, place a familiar object in their palm and ask them to identify it. Test both hands with different objects. | Stereognosis |
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