NURS305 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Medulla Oblongata, Aphasia, Posterior Column
13 Dec 2017
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No opening at any time, no interfering factor. Brings hand above clavicle to stimulus on head neck. Bends arm at elbow rapidly but features not predominantly abnormal. Bends arm at elbow, features clearly predominantly abnormal. No movement in arms / legs, no interfering factor. 3-8 = severe, 9=12 = moderate, 13-15 = minor: determine level of consciousness: Confused - slow thinking, perhaps memory loss, does not respond correctly/quickly to person, place or time. Delirious - restless or agitated and marked loss of attention. Lethargic - drifts off frequently, must be aroused (sedated?: obtunded - frequent sleep, difficult to arouse, incoherent speech. Stupor - responds only to pain, groans and mumbles. Corticospinal = skeletal muscle control (crosses over in medulla oblongata) Spinothalamic = pain and temp (crosses over in the spinal cord) Posterior column = touch and pressure (crosses over in medulla oblongata) Expressive language writing: dysarthria difficulty producing sounds, dysphasia disorder in language use.
