General:
- Explain each test before you
do it
- For all modalities, first demonstrate
normal sensation on the patient's sternum
- Unless otherwise specified, the
patient's eyes should be closed during the actual testing
- Compare symmetrical areas on
the two sides of the body
- Also compare distal and proximal
areas of the extremities
- When you detect an area of sensory
loss map out its boundaries in detail
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Sensory
exam includes:
- Light touch
- Pain or pinprick
- Vibration sense
- Joint position sense
- Temperature
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