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 Signup and view all the answers

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

Unarousable and with eyes closed 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 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 Signup and view all the answers

What is dementia characterized by?

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

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

Anxiety, ritualistic behavior, phobias Signup and view all the answers

Mental Status and Behaviour Common Symptoms Quiz

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Questions and Answers

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

What is the characteristic response of an obtunded patient?

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

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

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

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

What are the components of the Mental Status exam?

What is dementia characterized by?

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

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

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

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

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