Intro

Question 1

22 year old female c/o LBP and burning urination. What does she need?

Answer 1

Chiro and UA

Question 2

24 with s/s of anemia. What do they need?

Answer 2

CBC to find out what kind of anemia

Question 3

65 male considerable LBP for several months. What does he need?

Answer 3

Lumbar radiographs

Question 4

28 year old female in MVA. Initial imaging?

Answer 4

Cervical radiographs

Question 5

Which is more clinically significant, congenitally absent post. arch or lytic mets.

Answer 5

Lytic Mets

Question 6

How many views are in the trauma series for the cervical spine

Answer 6

7

Question 7

85 male with LBP. what does he need?

Answer 7

Lumbar radiographs (he’s really old)

Question 8

When you see ant. vertebral body scalloping, what should you order, and why

Answer 8

CT, suspected abd. aortic aneurysm

Question 9

40 with bilat. arm pain and numbness. Shock-like sensation down her spine when she flexes her neck. what does she need?

Answer 9

Cervical MRI, Suscpected SOL, cord pathology causing the bilateral symptoms

Question 10

Modic Type I T1 is what

Answer 10

Dark

Question 11

Modic Type I T2 is what

Answer 11

White

Question 12

Dark on T1 and T2 is what modic type

Answer 12

Three

Question 13

Modic Type I disc is dark on T2 indicates what

Answer 13

Lots of fluid, poss tumor

Question 14

58 male has considerable neck pain and bilateral arm parasthesia. What does he need?

Answer 14

MRI and Cervical x-rays

Question 15

A patient who has DISH has a high risk of this more serious condition as well. What is it?

Answer 15

OPLL

Question 16

If OPLL is suspected, what does the patient need

Answer 16

CT/MRI with ortho and neuro consults

Question 17

What other condition is oddly associated with DISH

Answer 17

Wilford Brimley’s Diabetes, check FBG

Question 18

30 male with bilat extremity numbness as well as loss of bowel and bladder function

Answer 18

Cauda Equina

Question 19

What does shinny corner sign indicate

Answer 19

AS