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Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination.
Field Guide to the Neurologic Examination provides a detailed review of the basic neurologic exam, giving clinicians the tools needed to obtain valuable diagnostic information and address specific clinical presentations. The guide's three sections include a brief overview of neurologic diagnosi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; acknowledgments; role of the neurologic history and examination in neurologic diagnosis; localization of neurologic disease; mechanisms of neurologic disease; taking a neurologic history; approach to the mental status examination; language testing; memory testing; testing orientation, concentration, knowledge, and constructional ability; approach to the examination of the cranial nerves; examination of the pupils; funduscopic examination; examination of visual acuity; visual field examination; examination of eye movements; examination of facial sensation.
- Examination of facial strengthexamination of jaw strength; examination of hearing; examination of palatal function; examination of tongue movement; examination of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles; examination of taste; examination of smell; approach to the motor examination; examination of upper extremity muscle strength; examination of lower extremity muscle strength; examination of tone; approach to the sensory examination; examination of pinprick sensation; examination of vibration and position sensation; examination of cortical sensation; romberg testing.
- Approach to the cerebellar examinationtesting of upper extremity cerebellar function; testing of lower extremity cerebellar function; approach to reflex testing; examination of the muscle stretch reflexes; testing for the babinski response; examination of gait; performing a complete neurologic examination; tailoring the neurologic history and examination to the clinical scenario; examination of the comatose patient; examination of the patient with altered mental status; examination of the dizzy patient; examination of the patient with headache.
- Examination of the patient with a movement disorderexamination of the patient with a radiculopathy; examination of the patient with transient focal neurologic symptoms; examination of the patient with visual symptoms; examination of the patient with weakness or sensory loss; examination of the patient with a suspected spinal cord problem; examination of the patient with a probable stroke; examination of the patient without neurologic symptoms: the screening neurologic examination; index.