Which finding is normal when assessing the spinal accessory nerve?
A) ability to turn the head side to side and shrug shoulders against resistance
B) ability to rapidly alternate touching finger to nose and moving finger from nose to examiner's finger in a coordinated manner
C) ability to flex arms against resistance
D) ability to elevate arms against resistance
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Q49: To assess a patient's ability to identify
Q50: Your patient has difficulty closing her left
Q51: To test the patellar reflex,instruct the patient
Q52: When testing reflexes,you should hold the reflex
Q53: Decorticate rigidity is characterized by hyperflexion and
Q55: To perform the Romberg test,you should ask
Q56: To assess for pronator drift,you would ask
Q57: Extrapyramidal rigidity is characterized by
A) sustained contraction
Q58: To test the biceps reflex,you should support
Q59: When instructed to touch his nose and
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