Spinal Pathology Flashcards
What is the most common level of vertebral body dislocation?
C5-C6
Delvic’s Disease
Neuromyelitis optica
What are the two parts of the body that NMO affect?
Optic nerves causing optic neuritis and spinal cord causing transverse myelitis
What is more severe NMO or MS?
NMO is more severe and Nmo tends to span more than three spinal levels
Treatment of NMO
Glucocorticoids and If that fails than plasmapharesis and ivig
What percentage of spinal tumors are epidural
95%
Where are extradural tumors mostly located in spine
Thoracic then lumbar then cervical
What are the most common cancers where Mets to spine
Prostate
Breast
Lung
Hangman fracture level
C2 burst fracture
Hangman fracture cause
Mva
Tx of hangman fracture
Halo then surgery
Chance fracture
Transverse thoracic or lumbar fracture
Artery of adamkiewicz
Provides blood supply to lumbar and sacral area often arising from left intercostal or lumbar artery
What is the watershed area of the spine
Thoracic region
Intertrochanteric hip fracture rehab recommendation
Partial to full weight bearing to full weight bearing
How to treat a humeral shaft fracture
Splint for two weeks
Stool softener
Docusate
Oral stimulants peristalsis
Senna
When does hypercalcemia usually appear in sci
4-8 weeks after
What to do after positive MBB
Rf ablation can provide longer lasting relief
Rfa
Neurotomy
Which steroid is not particulate
Dex
Risk of particulate
It becomes an embolis
