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Mental Status and Behaviour Common Symptoms Quiz

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How can you assess the level of consciousness (arousal) in a lethargic patient?

Shake the patient gently
Rub the sternum
Speak to the patient in a loud voice (correct)
Pinch a tendon

What is the characteristic response of an obtunded patient?

Unarousable and with eyes closed
Opens the eyes and looks at you, but responds slowly and somewhat confused (correct)
Lapses into unresponsiveness when stimulus is gone
Arouses from sleep only after painful stimulus

What is the method to arouse a stuporous patient from sleep?

Repeated painful stimuli (correct)
Pinch a tendon
Rub the sternum
Shake the patient gently as if awakening a sleeper

Which part of the nervous system contains both motor and sensory fibers?

Peripheral Nervous System (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the response of a comatose patient to painful stimuli?

Unarousable and with eyes closed (B) Signup and view all the answers

What action should be taken to assess the level of consciousness in an obtunded patient?

Shake the patient gently (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are the components of the Mental Status exam?

Appearance and behavior, speech and language, mood, thoughts and perceptions, cognitive function, higher cognitive functions (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is dementia characterized by?

Memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the Mental Status exam includes orientation, attention, recent and remote memory, and new learning ability?

Cognitive function (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the component 'Appearance and behavior' of the Mental Status exam?

Level of consciousness, posture and motor behavior, dressing and grooming (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'alertness' refer to in the context of the Mental Status exam?

Arousal intact; the person opens the eyes, looks at you, responds fully and appropriately to stimuli (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are the common symptoms associated with changes in mood, attention, or speech?

Anxiety, ritualistic behavior, phobias (B) Signup and view all the answers

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