Cervical Spine Red Flags Flashcards
1
Q
What are the red flags of a Cervical Myelopathy?
A
- Sensory disturbance in the hands
- Hands intrinsic muscle wasting
- Unsteady gait
- Hoffman’s Reflex
- Babinski
- Clonus
- Inverted supinator sign
- Hyper reflexia
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
- Multisegmental weakness
- Multisegmental sensory changes
2
Q
What are the red flags of Neoplastic Conditions of the Cervical Spine?
A
- Age over 50
- Previous Hx of Ca
- Unexplained weight loss
- Constant unremitting pain
- Night pain
3
Q
What are the red flags of upper spine ligamentus instability?
A
- Occipital headaches and numbness
- Severe limitation of neck AROM
- Signs of myelopathy
- Post trauma
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Down syndrome
4
Q
What are the red flags for CAD?
A
- Drop attacks
- Dizziness
- Diplopia
- Dysphasia
- Dysarthria
- Nausea
- Nystagmus
- Numbness in the face
- UL and LL parasthesia
- UL and LL weakness
- Confusion
- Ptosis
- Ataxia
- Headache unlike any other
- Neck pain
5
Q
What are the red flags for an inflammatory or systemic disease?
A
- Temperature
- Increased blood pressure
- High pulse rate
- High respiratory rate
- Fatigue
6
Q
What are the red flags for a cervical fracture?
A
- Trauma
