Nursing /HOSA: Med Term Nervous & Special Senses pt 3 Part 1
define WEBER & RINNE TESTS
tuning fork to distinguish between conductive & sensorineural hearing loss to evaluate ability by air conduction compared to bone conduction
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define WEBER & RINNE TESTS
tuning fork to distinguish between conductive & sensorineural hearing loss to evaluate ability by air conduction compared to bone conduction
define MENTAL STATUS EXAM
screening method assesses appearance, eye contact, consciousness, memory & attention, perception, motor activity, cognitive performance, mood & judgme...
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define CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY
xray of vessels in brain after dye injected to diagnose CVA & other injuries/disorders
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define MIN-MENTAL STATE EXAM
screening method for cognitive impairment & dementia & examine mental functions (attention, thinking, memory, language, ability to follow commands)
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aka: mini-mental state exam
Folstein test
define MYELOGRAM
xray of cord taken after contrast injected in spine
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
define WEBER & RINNE TESTS | tuning fork to distinguish between conductive & sensorineural hearing loss to evaluate ability by air conduction compared to bone conduction |
define MENTAL STATUS EXAM | screening method assesses appearance, eye contact, consciousness, memory & attention, perception, motor activity, cognitive performance, mood & judgment, sensory deficits, & if patient is danger to self/others |
define CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY | xray of vessels in brain after dye injected to diagnose CVA & other injuries/disorders |
define MIN-MENTAL STATE EXAM | screening method for cognitive impairment & dementia & examine mental functions (attention, thinking, memory, language, ability to follow commands) |
aka: mini-mental state exam | Folstein test |
define MYELOGRAM | xray of cord taken after contrast injected in spine |
define PSYCHIATRIC REVIEW OF SYSTEMS | helps diagnose mental health conditions by detecting significant issues/recent changes in 9 areas (cognition, psychosis, substance use, mood, neurovegetative, anxiety, eating disorder, violence, & impulse control) |
define BABINSKI SIGN | reflex where toes curl upward when plantar of foot stimulated; if in person 2 yrs or older it indicates a brain or nervous disorder |
define NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY (NCV) | electrodes on surface of body over specific nerves to measure speed where impulses travel thru nerve |
define ISHIHARA COLOR VISION TEST | test for color blindness by looking for # in circle made of dots |
define TUNING FORK TESTS | ay hearing test w/tuning fork to assess ability to detect different pitches |
define PNEUMATIC OTOSCOPY | exam of external ear & tympanic membrane w/pneumatic otoscope to assess reactivity to pressure changes |
define OTOSCOPY | visual exam of ear w/otoscope |
define OTOSCOPE | tool inspects external auditory canal & tympanic membrane |
define PRECISION NERVE EXAMS | group of neurological exams where 5 different kinds of responses evaluated for abnormalities in CNS and/or PNS |
describe EXTINCTION (precision nerve exam) | patient sit upright w/eyes closed & DR touches trunk/legs in 1 place then 2 # ask patient to identify spots of sensation; extinction = patient can’t point to 2 different areas in part 2 |
define GRAPHESTHESIA (precision nerve exam) | patient identify number/letter written on hands w/eyes closed on both hands |
define PAIN & LIGHT TOUCH SENSATION (precision nerve exam) | patient supine w/eyes closed & identify objects as sharp or dull |
define POSITION SENSE (precision nerve exam) | patient eyes closed & identify whether big toe moved up or down by DR on both feet |
define STEREOGNOSIS (precision nerve exam) | patient eyes closed & identify object place in hand & repeat w/different object in other hand |
define NEURORRHAPHY | suturing together ends of severed nerves |
define HYPNOTIC | drug depress CNS to cause sleep or unconsciousness |
define ANTICONVULSANT | drug prevents seizures |
define BARBITURATES | drug class for calming or depressing CNS |
define SEDATIVE | drug depress CNS to calm & diminish response w/o sleep w/soothing or tranquilizer effect |
define ANESTHESIA | absence of normal sensation & pain |
define ANESTHETIC | medication to induce anesthesia (topical, local, regional, or general) |
define EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA | regional (stop nerve conduction) into epidural space of lumbar/sacral region |
define SPINAL ANESTHESIA | regional injection into subarachnoid space so patient is conscious but numb from waist/lower chest down |
aka: spinal anesthesia | spinal block |