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Cervical & Thoracic Spine Flashcards

1
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What sections of the spine are mobile?

A

Cervical

Lumbar

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Where are pain fibers located?

A 
Annulus fibrosis
Joint: uncovertebral, facet
Ligaments
Periosteum
Muscle/Fascia
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Radicular Pain

A

Nerve root mediated
Dermatomal pain, numbness, paresthesia
Associated with weakness, hyporeflexia

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4
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Reasons for Radicular Pain

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Compression
Chemical
Inflammatory

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Define Referred Pain

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Axial or external pain localized to a site remote from location of nocioceptors

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Describe Referred Pain

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Dull, achy, non-dermatomal pain

Associated with axial pain

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7
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How do intervertebral discs get their nutrition?

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Childhood: annular arteries
Adolescence: diffusion

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8
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Normal Aging of Discs

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Occurs at different rates
Disc dehydration, narrowing
Increase strain on annulus: diffuse bulging, annular tears, focal disc herniation
Stress transfers to uncovertebral & facet joints

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Causes of Axial Pain

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Facet, uncovertebral joint arthritis
Loss of lordosis (muscular)
Instability

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10
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Define Radiculopathy

A

Pressure related nerve root dysfunction

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Causes of Radiculopathy

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Disc herniation

Uncovertebral, facet joint spurs

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12
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Define Myelopathy

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Pressure related spinal cord dysfunction

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Causes of Myelopathy

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Large disc herniation
Spurs
Congenitally narrow canal

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14
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Describe Structural Axial Pain

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Dull
Achy
Paraspinal

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15
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Describe Referred Axial Pain

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Sharp
Stabbing
Intrascapular

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16
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Describe Radicular Extremity Pain

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Dermatomal
Sharp
Temperature
Wet/dry

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17
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Describe Appendicular Extremity Pain

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Non-dermatomal

Joint/bone/muscle localized

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18
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Muscles to Check for C5

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Deltoid

External rotators

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19
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Muscles to Check for C6

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Wrist extension
Pronator teres
Biceps

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20
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Muscles to Check for C7

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Triceps

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21
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Muscles to Check for C8

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Finger flexors

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22
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How to Test for Sensory

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Light touch
Pin prick
Temperature

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23
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DTR for C5

24
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DTR for C6

A

Brachioradialis

25
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DTR for C7

26
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Reason for Hyporeflexia

A

Radiculopathy

27
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Reason for Hyperreflexia

A

Myelopathy

28
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C5 Motor, Reflex, Sensation

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M: deltoid, biceps
R: biceps
S: Lateral upper arm

29
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C6 Motor, Reflex, Sensation

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M: wrist extensors, pronator teres
R: brachioradialis
S: lateral forearm, digit 1 & 2

30
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C7 Motor, Reflex, Sensation

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M: triceps, finger extensors, wrist flexors
R: triceps
S: middle finger, back of upper arm

31
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C8 Motor, Reflex, Sensation

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M: finger flexion, interossei muscles
R: none
S: medial forearm, digits 4 & 5

32
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T1 Motor, Reflex, Sensation

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M: interossei muscles
R: none
Sensation: distal, medial upper arm

33
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Long Tract Signs

A 
Hyperreflexia
Clonus
Increased resting tone
Gait, coordination, rectal tone
Hoffmans (UE)
Babinski (LE)
34
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Provocative Tests for the Cervical Spine

A

Spurling’s
Reverse Spurling’s
L’Hermitte

35
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Differential Diagnosis of Axial Pain

A 
Bone: fracture, instability
Disc: degeneration, herniation
Joint: arthritis, instability
Soft tissue: sprain, fibromyalgia
Tumor/infection: primary, metastatic
Inflammatory: RA
36
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Diagnostic Tests for Bone Pain

A

X-ray

Bone scan

37
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Diagnostic Tests for Disc Disease

A

MRI
Myelo CT
Discography

38
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Diagnostic Tests for Joint Pain

A

Bone scan
Flexion/extension x-rays
Facet injection

39
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Diagnostic Tests for Soft Tissue Pain

A

MRI

Diagnosis of exclusion

40
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Diagnostic Tests for Tumor or Infection

A

Labs
Bone scan
MRI
CT

41
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Diagnostic Test for Inflammatory Conditions

42
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Non-Operative Treatment for Axial Pain

A 
PT
NSAIDs
Narcotics?
MR
Education
Activity modification
Reassurance
Pain management
43
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Pain Management Options for Axial Pain

A

Injection

Radiofrequency ablation

44
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Operative Treatment for Axial Pain

45
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Differential Diagnosis for Extremity pain

A

Radiculopathy
Myelopathy
Peripheral nerves
Joints

46
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Radiculopathy Differential Diagnosis for Extremity Pain

A 
Herniated disc
Spondylosis
Instability
Tumor
Infection
Fracture
47
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Myelopathy Differential Diagnosis for Extremity Pain

A 
Herniated disc
Stenosis
Instability
Cord lesions
Medical
Trauma
Tumor
Syrinx: CSF & cord completely fill spinal canal
CNS
48
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Peripheral Nerve Differential Diagnosis of Extremity Pain

A

Entrapment
Neuropathy
Plexopathy
Chronic radiculopathy pain syndrome

49
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Joint Differential Diagnosis of Extremity Pain

A

Rotator cuff

Tennis elbow

50
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Diagnostic Tests for Radiculopathy Extremity Pain

A

MRI
Myelo/CT
EMG
SNRB: selective nerve regional block

51
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Diagnostic Tests for Myelopathy Extremity Pain

A

MRI
Myelo/CT
SSEP

52
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Diagnostic Test for Peripheral Nerve Extremity Pain

53
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Diagnostic Evaluation for Joint Extremity pain

A

Ortho eval

54
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Non-Operative Treatment of Extremity Pain

A 
NSAIDs
Narcotics?
Steroid injection
Traction
Collar
Myelopathy: urgent workup
55
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Operative Treatment of Extremity Pain

A

Decompression +/- fusion

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