NSG 2317 Lecture 11: Neuromuscular November 16
22 Nov 2016
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Dysmetria (inability to control muscles) test by crossing your leg, and slide. We are very concerned about sudden severe headaches that possibly wake you up, new headaches in adults, or headaches that correspond with nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness) indicating something like meningitis. You want to look at all the symptoms and see what is going on. Is it strength, coordination, sensation, or autonomic (reflex no longer working, bowel control etc. ) Classify symptoms into what they actually do. Alzheimer"s is the most common presentation of dementia. Think of dementia as the umbrella term and alzheimer"s is the most common thing. Substance abuse disorders can cause many neural issues. Etoh is alcohol (short hand for ethanol) Therefore not ability to move eye just visual acuity. If you shine a light into a person"s eye and the pupil does not constrict that means there is an issue with this nerve. Sensation: broken down into 3 branches: check, forehead, and mandible.
