MN552 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
Spurling's Test - Answers - TESTING: dysfuction of cervical nerve root
POSITION: sitting, head side bent to uninvolved side, apply pressure through head
straight down, repeat with head bent toward involved
(+) TEST: pain and/or paresthesia in dermatomal pattern
7th cranial nerve (facial nerve) - Answers - Bell's Palsey
snesorineural hearing loss causes - Answers - congenital and hereditary conditions,
viral infections, Meniere's disease, noise exposure, ototoxic drug exposure, and
acoustic neuromas
Weber test with tuning fork - Answers - In unilateral conductive hearing loss, the sound
is heard in the impaired ear. In unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, the sound is heard
in the good ear
Rinne test with tuning fork - Answers - normal: sound is heard longer through air than
bone
Grading Muscle Strength - Answers - o 0: No visible muscle contraction
o 1: Visible muscle contraction with no or trace movement
o 2: Limb movement, but not against gravity
o 3: Movement against gravity but not resistance
o 4: Movement against at least some resistance supplied by the examiner
o 5: Full strength
corneal light reflex - Answers - also known as the Hirschberg test, assesses parallel
alignment; have pt look straight ahead, shine light from 12" and look for reflection on
corneas in exactly the same position in both eyes; asymmetry indicates deviation in
alignment from eye muscle weakness or paralysis
anklysosis - Answers - : abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of
bones
sections of spine - Answers - Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (5),
Coccyx (4)
Vision screening: children - Answers - The USPSTF recommends vision screening at
least once in all children ages 3 to 5 years to detect amblyopia or its risk factors.
E Chart
Synovial joints - Answers - knee, shoulder
Hinge joints - Answers - interphalangeal joints of hand and foot, elbow
