SAER Quizes Flashcards
What is the most common level of occult spine fracture after trauma that is missed by plain radiographs?
C7/T1
Type of neuropathy caused by:
alcohol
axons (hate alcoholics); sensory first (drunks don’t feel), then motor (SAM Adams brewery)
Type of neuropathy caused by:
Diabetes
diabetes DAMS all 4. sensori-motor axonal demyelinating.
Type of neuropathy caused by:
lead
motor, UE weakness
Type of neuropathy caused by:
B12
sensory axonal
Type of neuropathy caused by:
CMT/HSMN-1
motor, uniform demyelination, autosomal dominant
Type of neuropathy caused by:
GBS/CIDP
motor demyelinating
Type of neuropathy caused by:
HSMN-2
axonal, autosomal dominant
Type of neuropathy caused by:
cisplatin
sensory axonal
Type of neuropathy caused by:
vasculitis
axonal
inheritance pattern of myotonic dystrophy?
autosomal dominant disease
location of myotonic dystrophy gene
chromosome 19
common pathology seen in myotonic dystrophy?
cataracts, testicular atrophy, heart disease, dementia, and baldness in addition to muscular dystrophy.
Which of the following is a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis?
glomerular disease
Spinal instrumentation in neuromuscular scoliosis is indicated when?
primary curve exceeds 25° and forced vital capacity (FVC) is greater than 35% of normal.
characteristics of vincristine neuropathy
sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy that primarily affects the most distal aspects of the nerve
Nerve conduction studies reveal small amplitude/absent motor and sensory responses.
slow writhing movement of the limbs or other body parts. It is important to differentiate athetosis from spasticity, because athetosis does not respond to antispasticity treatment.
Athetosis
brief, irregular contractions, which affect individual muscles as random events that seem to flow from one muscle to the other.
chorea
rapid, shock-like or lightning-like jerks.
Myoclonus
syndrome of sustained muscle contraction that frequently causes twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.
Dystonia
A 10-year-old boy suffered a blunt injury to his arm with resultant wrist drop. Electrophysiologic studies done on the day of injury show normal nerve conduction studies in the nerves in the affected limb except for the radial nerve. The radial nerve responses are normal distally but with stimulation proximal to the site of injury responses are absent. Which finding is most consistent with a good prognosis for recovery?
Normal radial motor response with stimulation distal to the injury on day 5.
Which treatment or medication is effective in treating both the skin and joint disease in persons with psoriatic arthritis?
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall).
Which feature would more likely be seen in recurrent neoplasm than radiation plexopathy as the cause of the LSP?
Deep aching pain locally presenting within 3 months of treatment.
A 47-year-old man complains of generalized weakness and dysarthria that worsens throughout the day. He has dysphagia primarily with dinner and his wife reports that “he looks sleepy.” On examination, ptosis is prominent along with proximal muscle weakness. The most likely diagnosis is
MG