Clin Med- Low Back I Flashcards
Spinal malignancy is multiple _________
myeloma
Spinal malignancy is a primary malignant tumor in the _______ ________
This is typically in ________ individuals
bone marrow; older
Spinal malignancy:
________ metastases is secondary and is the _____ MOST common serious spinal pathology
Spinal; 2nd
What are the most common tumors of the spine?
Spinal Mestastases
Spinal metastases is MOST often from __________, __________, prostate, _______, GI, and thyroid
breast; lung; kidney
__________ is the 3rd MOST common area of metastasis, behind lung and liver
bone
With bone metastasis, the ______ ______ is the MOST common structure involved and typically in the _______ portion… this leads to wedging (disc rarely involved)
vertebral body; anterior
With spinal malignancy, the _________ region is the MOST area involved (70%)
thoracic
With spinal malignancy, _____% created cord compression or myelopathy
20
With spinal malignancy risk factor:
97% of spinal tumors are the result of metastases, this means that _______ of _______ is the MOST useful indicator
PMH; cancer
With spinal malignancy, _______ bone is replaced by _______
healthy; tumor
Which imaging is the GOLD standard for spinal malignancy?
MRI
What should you mainly ask in the subjective self/family Hx for ANY patient?
Hx of cancer
Cancer S&S the pain is _______ and ________
local; referred
With cancer, it worsens as the tumor grows and enroaches on other ________ with more ________
tissue; inflammation
With cancer S&S, if someone wakes up at the same time every night it is due to what usually?
metabolic activity
As cancer worsens, it is often invariable with ______ or movement and may become constant
position
Additional cancer S&S?
N&V
Loss of appetite
unexplained weight loss ≥ 5-10% over a 3-6 month period
fever, chills, night sweats
swollen, non-tender lymph nodes
unusual malaise and fatigue
secondary infections (lowered immunity)
What S&S would likely be present due to the involvement of vertebral body? NOT spinal cord yet….
_____ segmental
______ S&S
_____ P!
______reflexive
multi
UMN
Spinal
Hyper
With spinal malignancy, the MOST common initial symptom is?
spinal P!
With spinal malignancy, there is a ________ and ______ P! that may become progressive and constant
unfamiliar; severe
With spinal maligancy, there could be possible bony alterations including ___ and subsequent ______ instability
fxs; joint
With spinal malignancy, thay be unable to lie ______ due to P!
flat
With spinal malignancy, there will most likely be __________ P! with scan and biomechanical exam components that stress the ______ ________ and lumabr will possibly be +
mechanical; verterbal body
With spinal malignancy, there will be a _______ referral to MD unless cord S&S you would want to immobilize for _________ referral
urgent; emergency
_______ myelopathy is slow, gradual, and often progressive compression of the cord
Lumbar
What level does the spinal cord end?
L1-L2
The ______ region is the 2nd MOST common area of spine for compression
lumbar
Lumbar myelopathy is ______ due to trauma
NOT