During the assessment of a patient's fields of gaze, the nurse notices the left eye lags slightly behind the right when moving from the primary position to right upward position. All other movements are symmetrical and smooth
To allow for trending, the nurse would record - ______ for this result. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Rationale : Results of this test are recorded as normal, -1 (minimal), -2 (moderate), -3 (severe), or -4 (total). The results from this patient's exam vary from normal only in the slight lag at the beginning of the test. This would be evaluated as minimal.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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