6.3 - PEAT 2 (Section 3)

Question 1

At what level SCI is autonomic dysreflexia more likely to occur?

Answer 1

Above T6

Question 2

What is the landau reflex?

Answer 2

“Superman” reflex

Support infant horizontally –> extension of neck & trunk

Question 3

Endometriosis

What is it?
Risk Factors
Clinical Presentation

Answer 3

Endometrial tissue (normally lining the inside of the uterus) becomes implanted OUTSIDE uterus

Risk Factors:
- Women of childbearing age
- Early menarche, short menstrual cycles
- Family hx

Clinical Presentation:
- Can be mild, moderate, or severe
- 3 KEY s/sx: DYSMENORRHEA, DYSPAREUNIA, INFERTILITY
- Low back & pelvis pain (CYCLIC pain w/ menstrual cycle)

Question 4

Interpret the findings of ABI values

Answer 4

<0.5 = severe PAD
0.5-0.8 = moderate PAD
0.8-0.9 = mild PAD
1.0-1.4 = normal
>1.4 = calcification / hardening of vessels

Question 5

How does resting BP change with age?

Answer 5

Increases w/ advancing age

Question 6

Where is the Lister tubercle located?

Answer 6

Posterior aspect of distal radius

Question 7

What tendon / muscle is likely to be affected by a fracture of the Lister’s tubercle?

Answer 7

Extensor pollicis longus tendon

Fracture of Lister’s tubercle is typically caused by hyperextension of the wrist

EPL tendon gets trapped between Lister’s tubercle & base of 3rd MCP

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Illustration-depicting-the-pathomechanics-of-extensor-pollicis-longus-EPL_fig4_360128000

Question 8

What is the MINIMUM amount of force that can be detected by a patient who has protective sensation but not fully normal sensation?

Answer 8

5.07 monofilament
(10 g of force)

Question 9

A patient reports cervical muscle tightness and headaches originating in the back of the head. What nerve is MOST likely involved?

Answer 9

Lesser occipital nerve

• A cutaneous nerve supplying the skin of the posterior & superior neck & scalp

Question 10

What are the most common sites of metastasis with breast cancer?

Answer 10

Brain, lungs, bones

Question 11

What is considered the gold standard for imaging of traumatic shoulder injuries?

Answer 11

MRI w/ arthrography

Question 12

What muscles does the axillary nerve innervate?

Answer 12

Deltoid
Teres minor

Question 13

What nerve innervates the teres major?

Answer 13

Lower subscapular nerve

Question 14

What muscles does the lower susbcapular nerve innervate?

Answer 14

Teres major
Subscapularis