CRPS Flashcards
1
Q
prevention of complex regional pain syndrome
A
vitamin c/mobility
2
Q
s/s of disk herniation
A
pain radiating down from the buttocks to below the knee along sciatic nerve
bowel/bladder incontinence (emergency - cauda equina)
3
Q
mgmt of disk herniation
A
tens stimulation
heat/ice
epidural
once symptoms subside do back strengthening exercise
4
Q
surgical therapy for disk herniation is when
A
chronic pain w/neurological deficit
5
Q
types of surgical intervention for disk herniation
A
intradiscal electrothermaplasty (IDET) - probe in disk, heat applied to shrink nerve fibers laminectomy - remove protruding disk
6
Q
post-op mgmt care
A
proper alignment of the spine log roll patient bowel/bladder mgmt compare pt to baseline monitor for CSF leak
7
Q
most common donor site
A
iliac crest - pain greater there than in the back
8
Q
brain tumor mgmt
A
stereotactic (removal of tumor)
craniotomy
9
Q
s/s of brain tumor
A
headache
seizure
n/v
10
Q
does chemotherapy cross the blood brain barrier
A
no
11
Q
s/s of spinal cord tumors
A
back pain, sensory problems
