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Cranial nerves

How to assess
5 & 7
Hyperthyroidism
Swollen lymph nodes
Abnormality
Upstream
Bilateral comparison
Thyroid
Bruit - what is it, how to assess it
Crepitation
TMJ
Lymph nodes - infection
Accommodation
Light reflex response
Snellen eye chart (high denominator --> poor sight)
Corneal light reflex
how to diagnose a positive
Pupillary light reflex - how to
Elderly eye changes (in general)
Anisecoria - unequal pupil size
Function of eustachian tube
Sensory vs. conductive hearing loss
Cerumen - cultural differences
Whisper voice test
Subjective vs. objective tests
Tinnitus - ringing in the ears
Salivary glands - which is largest/palpable
Drooping in face after stroke is called _____ (other than Bell's Palsy)
Chronic and acute rhinitis
Mucous membranes
Red/inflamed - acute
Dry and boggy - chronic
Signs/symptoms of dehydration
Black hairy tongue
how/what/why/who (immunosuppressed and pt. on antibiotics)
Elderly findings over time - mouth
decreased thirst, decrease taste (why?), etc.
Sinusitis - pain types (frontal, etc.)
Brain lobes (frontal, occipital, temporal, etc.)
Hypothalamus function
Cerebellum function
Romberg test - what it is, how to
positive test is when person sways
Neurological - Normal aging
Gait
Vibration
Big toe/ankle sensation
Herneated vertebral disk
Would the reflex be slower or faster?
Aura - seizure
Cranial nerve 7 & 11
Decreased sense of vibration - peripheral neuropathy
Absent stereognosis
What is it called? (Astereognosis)
What is stereognosis?
Triceps reflex
extends forearm
CP
diagnosis
signs and symptoms
levels of CP
*sudden onset of eye pain (very important)
motor pupil
Vital Signs last
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