Neck Flashcards
Causes of neck pain and the most common cause of chronic cervical pain
Causes: inflamed lymph nodes, muscle strain, protruding discs, primary cancer in thorax or abdomen
Chronic: bony abnormalities (cervical osteoarthritis) or trauma)
What may an injured cervical vertebral column damage?
Spinal cord
vertebral arteries and/or sympathetic plexuses running through the foramina transversaria
How does a hyoid fracture happen
When someone is manually strangled by compression of the throat
What will a pt experience if they have a broken hyoid?
Difficulty swallowing and difficulties maintaining the separation of alimentary and respiratory tracts, resulting in aspiration PNA.
Cause of platysma paralysis. What does the paralysis cause?
Injury to cervical branch of facial nerve, causing the skin to fall away from the neck in slack folds.
What does the investing layer of deep cervical prevent?
Helps prevent the spread of abscesses
When will an infection usually not spread in the neck?
If an infection occurs between the investing layer of deep cervical fascia and the MUSCULAR part of the pretracheal fascia surrounding the infrahyoid muscles, the infection will usually NOT spread beyond the superior edge of the manubrium.
When could an infection in the neck spread to the thoracic cavity anterior to the pericardium?
If an infection occurs between the investing fascia and the VISCERAL part of the pretracheal fascia.
What is a retropharyngeal abscess
Pus perforated prevertebral layer causing bulge in pharynx.
When pus that originated from an abscess posterior to prevertebral layer of deep cervical fascia, created a swelling posterior to SCM, has now perforated the prevertebral layer causing a bulge in the pharynx.
