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Adult Assessment: Head To Foot Examination
Adult Assessment: Head To Foot Examination
ASSESSMENT
HEAD TO FOOT EXAMINATION
EAR ASSESSMENT
◦ WATCH TEST
◦ TUNING FORK TEST
◦ WEBER TEST
◦ RINNE TEST
◦ VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT
VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT
◦ Test for falling
◦ Test for past pointing
◦ Gaze nystagmus evaluation
◦ Dix hallpike maneuver
Test for Falling- Romberg sign
Test for past pointing
Gaze Nystagmus Evaluation
DIX HALLPIKE MANEUVER
Otoscopic examination
Fit in Mind
◦ The otoscope is never inserted blindly into
the external canal because of the risk of
perforating the tympanic membrane.
TRIGEMINAL 5
FACIAL 7
ACOUSTIC 8
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL 9
ACCESSORY 11
HYPOGLOSSAL 12
VAGUS 10
Cranial nerves
Functions