Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards
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Upper motor neuron lesion presents with _____ which is a series of rapid, rhythmic contractions of a muscle in response to a sudden stretch
_____ spinal cord injury is loss of ALL sensory & motor function below the level of the injury
Consider administration of _____ within 8 hours of spinal cord injury
Nerve roots _____ innervate the diaphragm
High-energy trauma patient with severe back pain and numbness/tingling down legs = _____
Hint: ?diagnosis
Features of _____ include flaccid paralysis, areflexia, and loss of autonomic control (bladder/bowel incontinence, priapism).
Hint: condition
Elderly, osteoporotic patient with pin-point vertebral pain = _____
Hint: ?diagnosis
_____ is a spinal cord injury that is seen in occlusion of the anterior spinal artery
_____ is a state of flaccidity and loss of reflexes occurring immediately after spinal cord injury for the first ~48 hours
_____ is a dilated, fluid-filled, cystic cavity within the central canal of the spinal cord
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