Exam 6: Examination of Coordination and Balance

Which of the following strategies is the MOST immediate and expected response when applying a small perturbation to a patient in standing?

Which of the following positions is the MOST appropriate when assessing a patient's vestibular and visual systems while compromising the somatosensory system?

A patient with a history of Parkinson's disease complains of a recent increase in difficulty with balance,especially immediately upon standing up,during stair climbing,and when getting up from the bed to go to the bathroom at night.Which of the following is the BEST tool to test this patient's balance?

A patient who has a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident presents with asthenia,dysdiadochokinesia,nystagmus,and tremor.Which area of the brain is MOST likely affected?

Examination findings of a patient following a cerebrovascular accident include difficulty when walking with variations in speed and completing the alternate finger-to-nose test.With which of the following motor impairments does this patient present?