ADVANCED ASSESSMENT: NEURO
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS {
GRADED A+}
Oh physical exam, the soft palate does not rise, there is an absent gag
reflex, and the patient complains of taste abnormalities. This requires
further evaluation of the: - ✔✔CN IX- glossopharyngeal nerve
An infant presents with an inappropriately increasing head
circumference and hydrocephalus confirmed by CT scan. In addition to
these findings, which one of the following would also be consistent with
hydrocephalus? - ✔✔Tense, building fontanels
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of flexed posture, tremor,
, rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent
with: - ✔✔Parkinson's Disease
Disorders of speech fall into three groups that affect all of the following
except:
- the voice
- written language
- articulation of words
- production and comprehension of language - ✔✔written language
Symptoms indicative of shaken baby syndrome are related to: -
✔✔uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia
An older adult patient presents with signs of undernourishment, slowed
motor response, and loss of muscle mass or weakness suggests: -
✔✔frailty
A form of aphasia where articulation is good but sentences lack meaning
is referred to as: - ✔✔Wernicke's aphasia
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS {
GRADED A+}
Oh physical exam, the soft palate does not rise, there is an absent gag
reflex, and the patient complains of taste abnormalities. This requires
further evaluation of the: - ✔✔CN IX- glossopharyngeal nerve
An infant presents with an inappropriately increasing head
circumference and hydrocephalus confirmed by CT scan. In addition to
these findings, which one of the following would also be consistent with
hydrocephalus? - ✔✔Tense, building fontanels
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of flexed posture, tremor,
, rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent
with: - ✔✔Parkinson's Disease
Disorders of speech fall into three groups that affect all of the following
except:
- the voice
- written language
- articulation of words
- production and comprehension of language - ✔✔written language
Symptoms indicative of shaken baby syndrome are related to: -
✔✔uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia
An older adult patient presents with signs of undernourishment, slowed
motor response, and loss of muscle mass or weakness suggests: -
✔✔frailty
A form of aphasia where articulation is good but sentences lack meaning
is referred to as: - ✔✔Wernicke's aphasia
