When you apply sharp and dull stimuli to assess your patient' sensation of superficial pain, the patient reports impaired sensation on the lower left leg
You attempt to define the area of diminished sensation by applying stimuli to that extremity from the a. area of normal sensation to the area of impaired sensation.
b. groin toward his foot.
c. knee toward his foot.
d. area of impaired sensation to the normal area.
D
If impaired sensation is identified, move from impaired sensations to normal sensation for comparison. Attempt to define the area of impaired sensations (mapping) by proceeding from the analgesic area to the normal area.
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