what is the tool use to screen people with sudden onset of neurological symptoms for a diagnosis of stroke or transient ischaemic attack
FAST (face, arm, speech, test)
what do you rule out when diagnosing stroke
hypoglycaemia <3.3mmols
what else do you rule out with electrocardiogram before diagnosing stroke
arrhythmias.
what is JACCOL
Jaundice, Anemia, Clubbing, Cyanosis, Oedema and Lymphadenopathy (medical examinations)
JAMTHREADS
- J - jaundice, A - anaemia & other haematological conditions, M - myocardial infarction, T - tuberculosis, H - hypertension & heart disease, R - rheumatic fever, E - epilepsy A - asthma & COPD, D - diabetes, S - stroke
what is the cranial nerve for smell
Smell (CN 1)
what is the cranial nerve for taste
taste(CN 7&9)
what is the cranial nerve for facial assessment
facial CN7
what is the cranial nerve for eye/vision
CN 2-6
What is CN 11
SNELLEN AND FIELD TEST
WHAT IS CN111
PERRL(direct & consensual)A.
(PUPILS, EQUAL,ROUND, REACTIVE TO, LIGHT AND ACCOMODATION)
CN 4 AND 6
Cardinal sign & convergence
CN 5
Corneal reflex
WHAT IS THE HEARING TEST
WEBER AND RINNE TEST
RINNE TEST
WHEN AC > BC = NORMAL
WHEN BC > AC = CONDUCTIVE LOSS
