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❌ Insecurity in knowing how to perform a neurological physical examination on the patient
❌ Difficulty in following the neurological examination script during care
❌ Lack of clarity about which reflexes to evaluate and how to evaluate possible abnormalities in the exam
❌ Not knowing how to examine all cranial nerves, inspect each related organ..
✅ Have more confidence in knowing how to perform a physical neurological examination on the patient
✅ Know how to sequence the neurologic physical examination script on the patient, assess the patient’s mental state
✅ Have clarity on how to evaluate the patient’s reflexes, know how to carry out adequate inspection of a related organ
✅ Distinguish the role of each of the cranial nerves and their responses
Physical exam
General physical examination outline
Clinical History
Anamnesis; Headache; Vertigo or dizziness; Visual changes; Loss of consciousness; Changes in sensitivity; Changes in muscle strength; Tremor
Cranial Nerves
Important introductory fundamentals
Motor skills assessment
Tone; Trophism; Muscle strength; Degree of motor skills; Deficient maneuvers; Raimiste maneuver; True Mingazzini; Barré maneuver;
Reflections
Types of reflexes; Bicipital; Tricipital; Styloradial; Patellar; Achilles; Exteroceptive reflexes (superficial); Abdominal cutaneous; Plantar cutaneous (Babinski); Babinski substitutes; Clonus; Frontal reflexes;
Sensitivity and Cerebellum
Diarrhea; Gastritis/ulcer; Liver cirrhosis; Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Lower gastrointestinal bleeding; Pancreatitis; Gallstones; Cholecystitis; Appendicitis
Cranial Nerve Examination
II NC – Optical and Sensitive; III, IV and VI NC – Engines; Direct and consensual photomotor; IV NC; V NC – Trigeminal; VII NC – Mixed; VIII NC; XI NC; IX and X NC; XII NC;
Extras
Mental status assessment; Cranial nerve examination; Basic clinical cases; Important annexes; II NC – Optical and sensory; III, IV and VI NC – Motor; Right and consensual photomotor; IV NC; V NC – Trigeminal; VII NC – Mixed; VIII NC; XI NC; IX and X NC; XII NC;
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