mental status examinationa standardized procedure to gather data to determine etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment for patients with mental disorders. pelvic examinationphysical assessment of the internal pelvic organs. It includes inspection with a speculum, apapanicolaou smear, bimanual palpation...
The complete neurological examination reviewed in this chapter includes the following components: examination of mental status, cranial nerves, motor system, somatosensory system, reflexes, coordination, and posture/gait. After summarizing each of the components, the neurological exam is discussed in the ...
What I really recommend though, is retaking the exam. I’m sure you can raise your score with additional study. As you prep for a retake, you may want to focus on test strategies (multiple choice elimination, pacing, skimming, scanning, mental math, etc…). Often when test-takers score...
Does the plan cover mental health services and maternity care? How are emergency services and hospital stays covered? How easy is it to change doctors or specialists within the network? Are there waiting periods for specific treatments? Will your coverage still be valid if you move to a differe...
This section emphasizes the mental tactics that can be used to hone our ability to concentrate for long periods of time. Make Focus Your Default Mode As a general rule, Newport suggests the following: “Schedule in advance when you’ll use the Internet, and then avoid it alt...
Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams? They certainly work. Before last summer's exam a few of my mates merely out of curiosity took a considerable amount of Modafinil a drug normally used for narcolepsy(嗜眠发作症). Guess what? While I was feeling sleepy bored by revisi...
Noninfectious factors, such as adverse effects of medications, trauma, air pollution, and even mental stress, can raise the WBC. On the other hand, dozens of infectious processes, from amebiasis to yellow fever, do not raise the WBC count at all. In fact, these infections may signal their...
This section emphasizes the mental tactics that can be used to hone our ability to concentrate for long periods of time. Make Focus Your Default Mode As a general rule, Newport suggests the following: “Schedule in advance when you’ll use the Internet, and then avoid it altogether outside ...
Other than her altered mental status, her neurologic exam was normal. The neurosurgery team recommended monitoring with a repeat MRI of the head. She was transferred back to the medicine floor the next day. The patient was discharged to acute rehabilitation on hospital day 40. She was there ...
Using the first two or three fingers (using the flat pads as opposed to the fingertips), you’ll palpate the following lymph nodes by moving the skin over the area in a circular motion: the occipital, posterior auricular, pre-auricular, sub-mandibular, sub-mental, anterior cervical chain, ...