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What is used to test two point discrimination? AESTHESIOMETER 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:52:05 GMT view revision history
Hemiballismus? LARGE AMPLITUDE, SUDDEN FLAILING MOTIONS OF THE ARM AND LEG ON ONE SIDE. 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:52:05 GMT view revision history
Chorea? RAPID, IRREGULAR, JERKY MOVEMENTS INVOLVING SEVERAL JOINTS 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:52:05 GMT view revision history
Athetosis? SLOW, WRITHING, TWISTING MOTIONS; DISTAL EXTREMITIES 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:48:02 GMT view revision history
Intention tremor? TREMOR DURING MOVEMENT 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:48:02 GMT view revision history
Opisthotonus? STRONG SUSTAINED SPASTICITY OF TRUNK EXTENSORS 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:48:02 GMT view revision history
What are examples of abnormal tone? -HYPOTONICITY
-DYSTONIA
-DECORTICATE RIGIDITY
-DECEREBRATE RIGIDITY
-OPISTHOTONUS
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What are the two forms of rigidity? -LEADPIPE
-COGWHEEL
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What are examples of abnormal tone? -SPASTICITY (VELOCITY DEPENDENT)
-CLONUS (NON VELOCITY DEPENDENT)
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Euphoria? ACTING AS EVERYTHING IS OK. NOT UNCOMMON WITH TBI & MS. ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES THE BRAIN 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:48:02 GMT view revision history
How to you assess for orientation? A&O X 3

(PERSON, PLACE, TIME)
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Ability and inability to calculate? ACALCULIA/DYSCALCULIA 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:40:19 GMT view revision history
How do you assess for long term memory? ASK ABOUT DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH, SCHOOLS ATTENDED, DATE OF MARRIAGE, ETC... 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:40:19 GMT view revision history
How do you assess short term memory? 1) GIVE PT 3 WORDS
2 ASK FOR WORDS IN 5 MINUTES
3) ASK AGAIN IN 30 MINUTES
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Alert? AWAKE, ATTENTIVE, INTERACTIONS NORMAL AND APPROPRIATE 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:40:19 GMT view revision history
Obtunded? DIFFICULT TO AROUSE FROM SOMNOLENT STATE, FREQUENTLY CONFUSED, REPEATED STIMULATION 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:37:16 GMT view revision history
Stupor? SEMICOMATOSE, RESPONDS ONLY TO STRONG, REPEATED, GENERALLY NOXIOUS STIMULUS 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:37:16 GMT view revision history
Coma? CANNOT BE AROUSED BY ANY TYPE OF STIMULATION 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:37:16 GMT view revision history
Levels of consciousness? -ALERT
-LETHARGIC
-OBTUNDED
-COMA
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