In Class Quizzes

Question 1

What is the result when microglia migrate toward a location of damage in the brain?

Answer 1

‘CLEAN UP’ AND INFECTION CONTROL AT THE SITE

Question 2

A bacterial infection affecting the membranes encasing the brain, for example, following a fracture of the bones inside the nose would be called?

Answer 2

PYOGENIC MENINGITIS

Question 3

The term retrograde degeneration refers to what?

Answer 3

WHAT FOLLOWS A ‘FATAL AXONAL INJURY’ IN A CNS NEURON:

-ENTIRE AXON DEGENERATES AND CANNOT BE REGROWN.

Question 4

You are petrissaging and stripping muscles in the low back/gluteal region and the patient experiences tingling, crawly foot sensations.

Answer 4

PARAESTHESIA

Question 5

As the start of a planned contrast treatment, you place a warm compress around a chronically edematous knee -
the patient surprises you by saying it’s really hot.

Answer 5

HYPERAESTHESIA

matches stim but too intense

Question 6

You are doing stroking and light effleurage of the back and beginning of relaxation treatment; the patient, who has no back problem history, reports the onset of a deep achy mid-back pain.

Answer 6

ALLODYNIA

Question 7

Last week you used ischemic compression on a TrP in the patient’s neck; it was instantly more painful than seemed normal to you, did not release, and the patient was left with an intense headache, which this week she reports lasted 3 days

Answer 7

HYPERALGESIA

Should cause pain but not threshold

Question 8

Movement of the patient’s neck into a specific position results in stabbing pains that are experienced as shooting down the arm.

Answer 8

DYSAESTHESIA