NURS305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Spinal Nerve, Pupillary Response, Muscle Atrophy
23 Dec 2016
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Goal: students will gain knowledge in neurological, musculoskeletal and peripheral vascular assessments and organize these in a format to examine extremities. By the end of this lecture, nursing 305 students will be able to: Identify important aspects of a general survey and health history related to neuro, msk and. Review attributes of signs and symptoms related to neurological assessment. Identify key components of neurological and musculoskeletal physical assessments. Identify focused assessments and when to use them: rapid neuro assessment, spinal signs assessment, neurovascular (csm) assessment. Identify functional assessment questions related to neuro and msk. Organize an assessment of the extremities including skin hair and nails, neuro, msk and. Neurologic: vertigo, headache, sleep, syncope, seizures, paralysis, paresthesia, loss of consciousness, memory loss, falls, trauma, weakness, tremor, speech disorders, cognitive disorders, abnormal vision, hearing loss, loss of mobility. Musculoskeletal: loss of strength, arthritis, fractures, dislocations, joint stiffness or swelling, pain, myalgia, gout, back pain, muscle atrophy, limited range of motion (rom.
