Deck 6 Flashcards
Pt referred for chronic neck pain. Wants to be seen bc of an incident that occurred last week at the hair salon. Hair washed in a sink with the back of her neck resting on the edge. Experienced an electrical shock down her back and paresthesia into her limbs. What is this phenomenon called?
Lhermitte’s sign
Lhermitte’s sign can be indicative of
- cervical myelopathy
- other neurologic pathologies
Froment’s sign is used to identify
ulnar nerve palsy
This sign is suggestive of meningitis
Kernig’s sign
Kernig’s sign is suggestive of meningitis and is characterized by
significant limitation when straightening the knee when the hip is flexed to 90˚
The dorsal scapular nerve innervates all of the following muscles except which of the choices below?
A. Rhomboid major
B. Rhomboid minor
C. Levator scapulae
D. Latissimus dorsi
D. Latissimus dorsi
What nerve innervates the latissimus dorsi?
thoracodorsal nerves
From medial to lateral, starting at the thoracic vertebrae spinous process, what is the correct order of muscles?
A. iliocostalis, spinalis, longissimus
B. longissimus iliocostalis, spinalis
C. spinalis, longissimus, iliocostalis
D. spinalis, iliocostalis, longissimus
C. spinalis, longissimus, iliocostalis
What nerve innervates BOTH the teres major and the subscapularis?
lower subscapularis nerve
The upper subscapularis nerve innervates ONLY what muscle?
subscapularis
What muscles are innervated by the axillary nerve?
- deltoid
- teres minor
The dorsal scapular nerve innervates which muscles?
- rhomboid major
- rhomboid minor
- levator scapulae
Brown-Sequard syndrome is characterized by what kind of spinal cord lesion?
A. Anterior SC lesion
B. Posterior SC lesion
C. Hemisection SC lesion
D. Complete SC lesion
C. Hemisection SC lesion
Brown-Sequard syndrome: What symptoms seen on the side of the lesion?
- loss of proprioception
- loss of motor function
Brown-Sequard syndrome: What is seen on the contralateral side of the lesion?
inability to sense pain or temperature
Brown-Sequard syndrome: (complete/incomplete) lesion
incomplete
How many true ribs?
7
How many false ribs?
5
What constitutes a “true” rib?
Attach directly to the sternum
While evaluating a pregnant patient in an OP ortho clinic, she developed sx’s of hypotension after laying supine for approximately 2 minutes. What structure is being compressed?
inferior vena cava
Compression of the inferior vena cava can cause symptoms of ____ in supine
hypotension
Compression of the vena cava in supine likely to occur when during a pregnancy?
late
You are providing medical coverage during a marathon when a runner comes up to your tent with sudden onset SOB and chest pain. You suspect pneumothorax of the R lung bc of trachial deviation. Which direction do you suspect to see the trachea shift?
A. Away from the R lung
B. Toward the R lung
C. Trachea stays midline
D. Depression of the trachea
A. Away from the R lung