laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
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NEURO ASSESSMENT<br />
Assessment of the Neurological System includes:<br />
1. Mental <strong>and</strong> Emotional Status<br />
2. Cranial Nerve Function<br />
3. Motor Function<br />
4. Reflexes<br />
5. Sensory Function<br />
I. Mental Status includes:<br />
1. Level of Consciousness<br />
2. General Appearance<br />
3. Speech<br />
4. The ability to pay attention<br />
5. The ability to remember<br />
6. The ability to underst<strong>and</strong><br />
II.<br />
Cranial Nerves<br />
I. Olfactory<br />
a. Function: Sensory<br />
b. Action: Sense of smell<br />
c. Testing Method: Have patient smell aromatic<br />
substances, such as coffee or vanilla<br />
II. Optic<br />
a. Function: Sensory<br />
b. Action: Vision<br />
c. Testing Method: Test visual acuity with Snellen Eye Chart.<br />
Check visual fields from eight directions.<br />
III. Oculomotor<br />
a. Function: Motor<br />
b. Action: Extraocular eye movement, pupil constriction<br />
<strong>and</strong> dilation<br />
IV. Trochlear<br />
a. Function: Motor<br />
b. Action: Upward <strong>and</strong> downward movement of the eyeball<br />
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