nerve injuries

Question 1

Youareaskedtoreviewapatient whohasundergonevaginalhysterectomy.Sheisunabletodorsiflexherrightfoot.Whichnerveislikelytohavebeeninjured?foot drop can result from ?

Answer 1

secondary to injury at the level of the lumbosacral plexus, sciatic nerve, or common fibular (peroneal) nerve

Question 2

the most common obstetrical (following postnatal) neuropathies is

Answer 2

Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathies (24%), followed by femoral neuropathies (14 %). A motor deficit accompanied a third of injuries.

Question 3

obstetrical (following postnatal) neuropathies risk factors:

Answer 3

Nulliparity, prolonged second-stage labor,

and pushing for a long duration in the semi-Fowler position.

Question 4

Nerve injuries with cesarean delivery include

Answer 4

the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves

Question 5

The signs and symptoms associated with these tumors vary, but in general, most originate from tumor growth and the hormones they produce the most common symptom seen in 85 percent of patients is

Answer 5

Subacute abdominal pain and reflects rapid growth of a large, unilateral tumor undergoing capsular distcntion, hemorrhage, or necrosis.
In 10 percent of cases, cyst rupture, torsion, or intraperitoneal hemorrhage leads to an acute abdomen (Gershenson, 2007).

Question 6

MeralgiaParaesthetica

Answer 6

a condition characterized by tingling, numbness and burning pain in the outer part of your thigh. The condition is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which supplies sensation to your upper leg.

Question 7

Piriformissyndrome

Answer 7

occurs due to sciatic nerve entrapment at the level of the ischial tuberosity. Cause pain in the gluteal region that is characterized as shooting, burning, or aching down the back of the leg. In addition, numbness in the buttocks and tingling sensations

Question 8

In 90 percent of brachial plexus injury cases, the C5–6 nerve roots are damaged and cause

Answer 8

Erb paralysis, also called Erb-Duchenne.