Thoracic 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Renal Colic
A
-Flank pain with lower abdominal pain that can spread to the labia in women and testes in men
2
Q
Ankylosing Spondylitis
A
- Inflammatory disease
- Limited chest expansion
- Stiffness >30 minutes
- Better with exercise but not with rest
- Wake up with back pain during second half of night
- Alternating buttock pain
3
Q
Thoracic Vertebral Fracture
A
- From weak bones/trauma
- Age >60
- Acute thoracic spine pain
- Research does not recommend vertebroplasty