Neurological Assessment Case Study – Flashcards
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All the answers are correct EXCEPT "Have you ever heard voices inside your head that no one else hears?"
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Blood pressure and heart rate and rhythm.
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-"Do you ever feel..." -"Does the dizziness..." -"Did it feel like..."
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Affirm the client's difficulty and question her about when this first started.
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Syncope.
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The client's ability to comprehend what she is being asked.
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Oriented to situation.
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Question her about how she arrived at the hospital today.
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The client indicated the need to notify her daughter that she is in the hospital.
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-Oculomotor. -Trochlear. -Abducens.
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Hold a penlight to the side of one eye.
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Observe for symmetric facial movement.
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Apply resistance to the client's shoulders.
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Ask the client to touch her thumb to each finger.
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Squeeze my fingers with both hands at the same time.
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Perform a palmar drift test.
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Vibration
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Place a comb in the client's left hand and ask her to identify the object.
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Strike the thumb with the reflex hammer.
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Explain to the client that the reflex response was normal.
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Call the client's name.
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-Verbal response. -Eye opening response. -Motor response.
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The client's designated power of attorney for health care.
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Organ donor status.
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