Spinal surgery I - Pre- and post course evaluation quiz Flashcards
What it the most common clinical sign in cases of cervical intervertebral disc disease?
a) Neck pain
b) Proprioceptive deficits in the thoracic limbs
c) Lack of segmental spinal reflexes in all limbs
d) Obtundation
What it the most common clinical sign in cases of cervical intervertebral disc disease?
a) Neck pain
A 4 year old, GSD was presented with a history of one generalized tonic clonic seizure. Which drug would you give the owners for emergency treatment at home?
a) Phenobarbitone orally
b) Diazepam orally
c) Diazepam rectally
d) Levetiracetam
A 4 year old, GSD was presented with a history of one generalized tonic clonic seizure. Which drug would you give the owners for emergency treatment at home?
c) Diazepam rectally
A cat was presented with a history suggestive of a thoracolumbar spinal trauma and you suspect a vertebral fracture and/or subluxation. Which of the following diagnostic procedure would you choose first?
a) Laterolateral and horizontal-beam ventrodorsal radiographs
b) Laterolateral radiographs only
c) MRI of the entire spine
d) CT scan of the entire spine
A cat was presented with a history suggestive of a thoracolumbar spinal trauma and you suspect a vertebral fracture and/or subluxation. Which of the following diagnostic procedure would you choose first?
a) Laterolateral and horizontal-beam ventrodorsal radiographs
A 1 year old, female Yorkshire Terrier was presented with seizures which were progressively becoming more frequent, more severe and were usually occurring a couple of hours after being fed. The neurological examination was consistent with a diffuse or multifocal localization. What is your main differential diagnosis?
a) Meningioma
b) Granulomatous meningoencephalitis
c) Cerebrovascular accident
d) Hepatic encephalopathy
A 1 year old, female Yorkshire Terrier was presented with seizures which were progressively becoming more frequent, more severe and were usually occurring a couple of hours after being fed. The neurological examination was consistent with a diffuse or multifocal localization. What is your main differential diagnosis?
d) Hepatic encephalopathy
A 3 year old, male neutered Dachshund was presented with paraplegia. MRI revealed a left sided extradural lesion at the level of T13-L1 consistent with a disc extrusion. Which surgery would you recommend?
a) Right hemilaminectomy
b) Left hemilaminectomy
c) Corpectomy
d) Dorsal laminectomy
A 3 year old, male neutered Dachshund was presented with paraplegia. MRI revealed a left sided extradural lesion at the level of T13-L1 consistent with a disc extrusion. Which surgery would you recommend?
b) Left hemilaminectomy
