Physical Assessment Assignment Discussion Paper
Running Header: NUR2180 Section Q2 Physical Assessment Bell’s Palsy vs. CVA First name Second name Institutional name Roger Moore, a 65-year-old male (whose details have been changed for privacy reasons) presented to the emergency clinic as a result of waking with facial paralysis as the chief 1 NUR2180 Section Q2 Physical Assessment 2 complaint. In addition to a full medical workup, a neurological exam was warranted and consisted of several areas of the neurological examination Physical Assessment Assignment Discussion Paper.
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Roger’s mental status was assessed as alert with good attention and oriented to time, person, and place according to a mental status examination (Norris, D., Clark, M. S., & Shipley, S., 2016). The language was not affected, and he had immediate recall memory with subjectively judged high intellectual functioning. Other than some anxiety about the sudden occurrence of his symptoms, the mood was unaffected. A cranial nerve exam was then conducted: CN1 – Generally healthy in evaluation bilaterally. Roger has reported some non-specific lack of taste on the affected side. CN2 – Visual acuity and fields unaffected with no remarkable pathology Physical Assessment Assignment Discussion Paper