Neurological Case Study
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Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 8th Edition
Chapter 0 5 : Mental Status
Student Checklist
Adult Examination Checklist
Mark data, when appropriate, to indicate the following:
If normal, * if abnormal, O if absent.
Subjective Data
__Alertness
__Emotional status
__Orientation
__Time
__Place
__Person
__Analogies (similarities)
__Abstract reasoning (fable, proverb)
__Arithmetic calculations
__Writing ability
__Motor skills
__Memory
__Immediate
__Recent
__Remote
__Attention span (short commands)
__Judgment/decision making (hypothetical situation)
__Voice
__Quality
__Pace
__Loudness
__Articulation
__Comprehension
__Coherence (perceptions clearly conveyed)
__Mood and feelings
__Thought processes (logical)
__Perceptual distortions (hallucinations)
Objective Data
Observation
__Alertness
__Grooming
__Body language
__Emotional status
__Attention span
__Coherence
__Voice
__Quality
__Pace
__Loudness
__Articulation
__Comprehension
__Mood and feelings
__Thought processes
__Perceptual distortions
Testing
__Orientation
__Time
__Place
__Person
__Analogies
__Abstract reasoning
__Arithmetic calculations
__Writing ability
__Motor skills
__Memory
__Immediate
__Recent
__Remote
__Attention span
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Copyright © 2015 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
Copyright © 2011 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
Detail those data marked as abnormal:
