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Some More Stuff Flashcards

1
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Where is a compression fracture usually on the spine

A

T-L spine

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2
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What does MVA cause spine to do

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Causes it to decelerate ay different rates causing internal force to be acted on spine.

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3
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What is the cause of spinal injury typically

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Hyperflexion or hyperextension

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4
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What vertebrae is common for dislocation

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C6-c7

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5
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What’s the most common site of fracture

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C2 most common site

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6
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How can you ensure you spinous process for trauma view of c spine

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IR has to be below the neck

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7
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What is a clay shoveler fracture

A

An avulsion type fracture that affects c6 c7 but also can be t1 t2. It’s a pulling away of the bone from the main body

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8
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Hangman’s fracture

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Fracture of c2 with or without subluxation of c3

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9
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What is a Jefferson fracture

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Fracture of c1 fractured in two-four places

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10
Q

What’s the difference between a fracture in two places vs a fracture in 3 places in vertebrae

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2 is stable but 3 is unstable

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11
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What parts of cervicales spine do you look at with a fracture

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Anterior, middle and posterior sections

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12
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What does laceration above c5 do

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Leads to flacid paralysis and then spastic paraplegia

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13
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Burst fracture

A

Severe compression of vertebral body and spreads in two separate directions

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14
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What view do you do first for skull trauma

A

Lateral, need to see build up of fluid in sphenoid sinuses

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15
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If build up of fluid in sphenoid sinus what is it a sign of

A

Intracranial trauma

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16
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What can happen if fracture of temporal bone

A

Blood from artery can flood the skull

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17
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What can happen if base of skull fracture

A

Fluid in sphenoid

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18
Q

Open brain injury

A

Opens up chance for brain infection

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19
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Closed brain injury

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Sudden deceleration of brain to skull can cause sheering

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20
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What color does active bleeding show up on radiograph

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White because of the protein

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21
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What Can increased pressure in brain cause

A

Hernia

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22
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Subdural injury is associated with

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Vein bleeding, slow bleeding, result of change in velocity of brain itself

23
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What color does active bleeding show up as on radiograph

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White because of protein

24
Q

Is a vein bleed slow or fast

A

Slow

25
Q

What burst fracture

A

Vertebral body completely crushed

26
Q

What does it mean if fluid is leaking from the ear

A

Basal skull fracture

27
Q

What is an open skull injury

A

Opens up chance to having brain infection

28
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What is closed skull injury

A

Deceleration of brain causing concussion or confusion

29
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What happens if you have air fluid level in sphenoid

A

Basal skull fracture

30
Q

What type of fracture is a seat belt fracture

A

Horizontal fracture

31
Q

What vertebrae does vertebral artery enter the spine

A

C6

32
Q

What is a Jefferson fracture

A

Fracture at c1

33
Q

What can happen if you have laceration above c5

A

Can be fatal and develop flacid paralysis

34
Q

What is a compression fracture

A

A collapsed vertebrae

35
Q

What’s the first thing that you do if you suspect skull trauma

A

Maintaining an open airway

36
Q

Most common site of cerebral concussion

A

Frontal lobe

37
Q

Pressure build up in eye as result of fracture

A

Blowout fracture

38
Q

Femoral head is most commonly displaced anterior or posterior

A

Posterior

39
Q

Anterior displacement of hip

A

Against obturator foramen

40
Q

What do you do with technique with abdominal trauma and why

A

Decrease MAS by 50% because you want to see air not organs

41
Q

If you have trauma to the spleen what occurs

A

OPacification of left hypochondriac, stomach displacement, splenic flexure displaced

42
Q

What position(s) do you do if have abdominal trauma

A

Ap and left lateral decúb

43
Q

What abdominal organ is most effected to blunt trauma

A

Liver

44
Q

What happens if you have trauma to liver

A

Elevation of right hemi diaphragm, displacement of transverse colon, hepatic flexure

45
Q

Tetralogy of fallout has what four defects

A

Pulmonary stenosis, dextraposition of aorta and artery, ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septum defect

46
Q

Patent ductus arteriosus

A

Defect where aorta and pulmonary trunk are still connected.

47
Q

Coarctation of aorta

A

Part of the aorta is narrower than usual after the subclavian artery

48
Q

What is the sequela to rheumatic heart disease

A

Mitral valve stenosis

49
Q

What is regurgitation as it pertains to mitral valve stenosis

A

Valves stick together causing blood to go backwards into lung

50
Q

What is the most deadly form of trauma

A

Chest trauma

51
Q

Cardiac tamponade

A

Blood getting into pericardium as a result of compression of heart

52
Q

Rib trauma to lower ribs what instructions

A

Do it on expiration

53
Q

Flail chest

A

3 or more rib fractures in 2 or more different places

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