Spinal Cord Injury Flashcards
An individual with a C5 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. wrist extension
B. elbow extension
C. finger flexion
D. elbow flexion
D. elbow flexion
An individual with a C6 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. wrist extension
B. elbow extension
C. finger flexion
D. elbow flexion
A. wrist extension
An individual with a C7 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. wrist extension
B. elbow extension
C. finger flexion
D. elbow flexion
B. elbow extension
An individual with a C8 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. wrist extension
B. elbow extension
C. finger flexion
D. elbow flexion
C. finger flexion
An individual with a thoracic spinal cord injury will see deficits in which area of the body?
A. UE muscles
B trunk muscles
C. head muscles
D. LE muscles
B. trunk muscles
An individual with a L2 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. ankle dorsiflexion
B. toe extension
C. hip extension
D. hip flexion
D. hip flexion
An individual with a L3 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. ankle dorsiflexion
B. toe extension
C. hip extension
D. hip flexion
C. hip extension
An individual with a L4 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. ankle dorsiflexion
B. toe extension
C. hip extension
D. hip flexion
A. ankle dorsiflexion
An individual with a L5 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. ankle dorsiflexion
B. toe extension
C. hip extension
D. hip flexion
B. toe extension
An individual with a S1 spinal cord injury will have the ability to perform which related movement?
A. ankle dorsiflexion
B. ankle plantarflexion
C. toe extension
D. ankle inversion
B. ankle plantarflexion
Bowel and bladder function deficits are seen at a SCI at level
A. L1-L5
B. T1-T12
C. S2-S5
D. C1-C7
C. S2-S5
“ASIA” in the ASIA Impairment Scale stands for…
American Spinal Injury Association
When using the ASIA Impairment Scale it is important to keep in mind…
Spinal Shock
- temporary loss or depression in spinal reflexes
T/F: the ASIA scale provides us with a functional, common language, is well tolerated, and has good inter-rater reliability
True
The ASIA impairment scale is a prognostic tool and predicts which of the following (select all that apply)
A. function
B. neural recovery
C. muscle strength
D. levels of sensation
A & B
Orthostatic hypertension is defined as…
A. a massive imbalance in reflex sympathetic discharge
B. transient reflex depression in blood pressure
B. transient reflex depression in blood pressure
T/F: orthostatic hypertension is triggered by tilting the patient upright
True
What position is considered to be a treatment of orthostatic hypertension, that involves having the feet tilted higher than the head?
The Trendelenberg position
Lightheadedness, dizziness, nausea, and pallor are symptoms of…
A. autonomic dysreflexia
B. orthostatic hypertension
C. tenodesis
B. orthostatic hypertension
A massive imbalance in sympathetic discharge that typically occurs in patients with a complete SCI higher than T6 is referred to as…
A. autonomic dysreflexia
B. orthostatic hypertension
C. bradykinesia
A. autonomic dysreflexia
Increase in blood pressure, headaches, sweating, congestion, and pupillary constriction are all symptoms of
A. autonomic dysreflexia
B. orthostatic hypertension
C. bradykinesia
A. autonomic dysreflexia
T/F: if autonomic dysreflexia (hypertension) is untreated, it can cause stroke, seizure, heart attack, or death
True
Tenodesis is the ability of a person to indirectly grasp through wrist extension. To have this ability, they must be intact at level
A. T1
B. L5
C. S1
D. C6
D. C6
