N165 Test 5 Study Guide

Week 13: Sensory Perception (#28)

Week 14: ICR (#13); Head, Face, Neck and Regional Lymphatics; Neurologic System

Ear assessment

• Correct position used for otoscope placement

• Cerumen, ear drainage

• Otitis media causes and risks

• Normal finding and light reflex of tympanic membrane (note difference in right and left ear)

• Air and bone conduction hearing loss

• Presbycusis -type of hearing loss , what frequency sounds do you lose first effecting hearing, Tinnitus

• Contents and functions of Inner ear and Middle ear.

Eye Assessment

• Corneal light reflex

• Presbyopia

• Snellen Chart – how to read what 20/ 20 means

• Assessing eyes and eyelids, Red Reflex Test, Retinal structures of ocular fundus seen through pupil using the ophthalmoscope.

• PERLLA – Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light, Accommodation and how to assess this

Nose, Mouth, Tongue, and Throat

• Assessment findings of all

• Review mouth and throat abnormalities with images sheet listed on N165 lab

• Signs of dehydration in mouth

• Oral Cancer

• Tonsils normal findings and grading related to infection

ICR; Head, Face, Neck & Lymphatics; Neurologic Assessment

• Primary Prevention Strategies for stroke and head injuries

• Signs & Symptoms (early and late) for alteration in intracranial regulation, Cushing’s Triad

• Cranial Nerves: what they control and how to assess them

• Assessments: head trauma, Lymphatics, Thyroid, Glasgow Coma Scale, Tracheal Shifts

• Sensory system Assessments: Stereognosis, Graphesthesia, Extinction, Point Location

• When to use a Complete Neurologic Examination or Neurologic Re-Check Examination

• Motor System Assessments: Gait, Romberg (what is positive sign)

• Assessments r/t dizziness, vertigo, seizures

• Aging adult: senile tremors vs Parkinson’s, facial structure

• Pediatrics: reflexes, Fontanels, Caput succedaneum, Cephalohematoma

• Metabolic Syndrome