back pain def Flashcards
septic diskitis
RARE infection in the intervertebral disc space
paraspinal abscess/
location
Infections in the area immediately adjacent to the spine.
adenopathy/ def
lymphadenopathy;
is the enlargement of lymph nodes
myeloma/def
cancer of the plasma cells.
plasma cells/ def
terminally differentiated B lymph. => antibodies
lymphoma
cancer of immune system /lymph system.
blastic vs lytic lesions/mets
lytic lesions destroy bone material;
blastic =fill the bone with extra cells
to jar
to hit or shake (something) forcefully
wide base gait/ describe
jambes ecartees
CCU/ def
Coronary care unit
*Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure (PC )
This pressure drives fluid out of the capillary (i.e.; filtration); and
is highest at the arteriolar end of the capillary and
lowest at the venular end.
*Capillary Plasma Oncotic Pressure/
synonymes for oncotic pressure
what is responsible for the oncotic pressure?
“osmotic” pressure=”oncotic” pressure:=”colloid osmotic” /
Albumin =70% of oncotic pressure./
oncotic pressure incr. along the length of the capillary; particularly in capillaries having high net filtration
sciatica
pain is worsened by sitting + radiates to back == pain distribution=radicular pain in the L5–S1 distribution
hint:sit: spine is not upright, disc bulges and presses on the nerve
CT scan/
how are the images formed?
x ray in 3D
ABI/definition
ankle-brachial index/
Highest systolic ankle pressure /Highest systolic arm pressure
both BPs are in mm Hg
ABI/how to perform
measure Systolic BP arms +ankles
ABI/when to perform
when
Hx of Vascular risk factors;
suspected Peripheral arterial disease
ABI/test result analysis
<=0.9 <=> abnormal;
abnl=> dx of PAD
neurogenic claudication= pseudoclaudication/ definition
numbness with exertion
Peripheral artery disease
(also called peripheral arterial disease)
narrowed arteries (<= atherosclerosis) reduce blood flow to your limbs.
=>leg pain when walking (intermittent claudication).
