Spinal Pathology

Question 1

What is the most common level of vertebral body dislocation?

Answer 1

C5-C6

Question 2

Delvic’s Disease

Answer 2

Neuromyelitis optica

Question 3

What are the two parts of the body that NMO affect?

Answer 3

Optic nerves causing optic neuritis and spinal cord causing transverse myelitis

Question 4

What is more severe NMO or MS?

Answer 4

NMO is more severe and Nmo tends to span more than three spinal levels

Question 5

Treatment of NMO

Answer 5

Glucocorticoids and If that fails than plasmapharesis and ivig

Question 6

What percentage of spinal tumors are epidural

Answer 6

95%

Question 7

Where are extradural tumors mostly located in spine

Answer 7

Thoracic then lumbar then cervical

Question 8

What are the most common cancers where Mets to spine

Answer 8

Prostate
Breast
Lung

Question 9

Hangman fracture level

Answer 9

C2 burst fracture

Question 10

Hangman fracture cause

Answer 10

Mva

Question 11

Tx of hangman fracture

Answer 11

Halo then surgery

Question 12

Chance fracture

Answer 12

Transverse thoracic or lumbar fracture

Question 13

Artery of adamkiewicz

Answer 13

Provides blood supply to lumbar and sacral area often arising from left intercostal or lumbar artery

Question 14

What is the watershed area of the spine

Answer 14

Thoracic region

Question 15

Intertrochanteric hip fracture rehab recommendation

Answer 15

Partial to full weight bearing to full weight bearing

Question 16

How to treat a humeral shaft fracture

Answer 16

Splint for two weeks

Question 17

Stool softener

Answer 17

Docusate

Question 18

Oral stimulants peristalsis

Answer 18

Senna

Question 19

When does hypercalcemia usually appear in sci

Answer 19

4-8 weeks after

Question 20

What to do after positive MBB

Answer 20

Rf ablation can provide longer lasting relief

Question 21

Rfa

Answer 21

Neurotomy

Question 22

Which steroid is not particulate

Answer 22

Dex

Question 23

Risk of particulate

Answer 23

It becomes an embolis