Sensation

superficial

____ sensation

- tactile (light touch)

- pain

- temp

- pressure

deep

____ sensation

- proprioception (static joint position)

- vibration

- kinesthesia

cortical

____ sensation

- stereognosis

- graphesthesia

- barognosis

- topognosis

- two-pt. discrimination

- double simultaneous stimulation

- recognition of texture

anterolateral spinothalamic pathway

what pathway is responsible for these sensations:

- crude touch

- pressure

- pain

- temp

- tickle

- itch

DCML pathway

what pathway is responsible for these sensations:

- discriminative touch

- proprioception

- vibration

104-113 degrees

what temperature should the water in the test tubes be when doing temperature testing for hot?

41-50 degrees

what temperature should the water in the test tubes be when doing temperature testing for cold?

diabetes

we assess for LOPS in patients with ____ or complaints of numbness, tingling, burning, or crawling sensation in one or both feet

ulcers

LOPS identifies patients at risk for foot ____

5.07

what size semmes-weinstein monofilament do we use for LOPS?

distal; proximal

with vibration testing it is important to test ____ first and then move ____

proprioception

our sense of body position when not moving

- hold limb or part of limb on the SIDES

- move through a range then stop in a static position

- patient indicates up, down, or middle OR they match that position with the other extremity

kinesthesia

the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

stereognosis

object identification through touch/manipulation

graphesthesia

recognition of writing on skin through touch

barognosis

ability to perceive weight

topognosis

the ability of the client to identify an area of the body that has been touched

two point discrimination

the smallest distance between 2 stimuli that can still be perceived as 2 stimuli

double simultaneous stimulation

ability to perceive simultaneous touch stimuli on 2 areas of the body (R/L, proximal/distal contralateral, proximal/distal ipsilateral)

- extinction phenomenon

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