Cervical Spine (Msq Drill 173)

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1. Although there are 7 vertebrae in the cervical spine, there are 8 nerves. True or false?
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2. Most metastatic tumors are from breast, lung and prostate cancers. True or false?
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3. Injury between C4 and C5 vertebrae affects which nerve?
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4. What cervical vertebrae is involved in a hangman's fracture?
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5. You are assessing a patient that suffered a cervical cord injury. C5 is intact, but C6, C7, C8 etc.. are gone. What is the neurological level?
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6. So, the neurological level is the last cord level that is functioning. True or false?
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7. Can we cure arthritis?
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8. Almost 70% of patients presenting to primary care physicians will have a musculoskeletal disease. True or false?
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9. How many vertebrae are there in the cervical spine?
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10. Can you have develop permanemt tetraplegia from a hematoma?
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11. If there is slippage of one vertebrae over another which ligament usually puts pressure on the cord?
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12. To test C6 what muscle will you target?
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13. What part of the isthmus tend to fracture the most?
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14. Can a patient that has a C3, C4 fracture dislocation survive?
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15. What has a better recovery, a bulging disc or a herniated disc?
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16. Do you have to surgically repair a Jefferson fracture?
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17. Damage between any 2 vertebrae affects:
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18. You would target testing to the triceps if you wanted to assess which nerve?
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19. Most common cervical fracture dislocation ocur between what two levels?
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20. Does a large canal increases or decrease disc related symptoms?
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21. Your patient is complaining of cervical pain. You decide to test C5. Which of the following muscle would you target?
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22. Most traumatic cases involve:
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23. Where does C1 emerge from?
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24. Does the cord have to be severed for tetraplegia to occur?
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25. Another patient who also suffered a cord lesion is able to self ambulate but with a foot orthosis. What is his functional level?
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What part of the vertebrae gives stability to the vertabre but can also cause nerve swelling if it develops spurs?
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27. How would you treat an inflammed nerve that is due to an uncinate process spur?
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28. What is weak in patients with rheumatoid arthiris, ligaments, bones or both?
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29. A C1 burst fracture is known as a :

Explanation

Hangman's fracture is C2.

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30. Which cervical lesion is more common, a tetraplegia or paraplegia?
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31. What study would you order in order to ascertain nerve damage?
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32. A patient has nerve damage, what do you order first.

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to see the bones.

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33. What is the most common symptom after a disc midline herniation?
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34. Is a Jefferson fracture (C1 burst fx) stable or unstable?

Explanation

If you have survived the initial fx, then it is stable.

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35. Most cervical partial subluxations involve 1 facet or 2 facets?
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36. Most common cervical compression fractures that can lead to tetraplegia occur at what cervical level?
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37. A patient suffered a cervical cord injury and is now in a wheelchair, unable to self propel, he also does not have to use a ventilator. What is his functional level?
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38. Another patient is wheelchair bound but is able to self propel. He has use of his finger extensors. What is his functional level?
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39. Which cervical cord leads to a tenting of the cord?
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40. What is the most common cervical cord lesion?
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41. Patients with down's syndrome have an unstable:
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42. Are most tumors affecting the cervical spine benign or malignant?
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43. Which of the following is an uncommon cause of cervical cord lesions?
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44. A patient complains of pain to their medial scapula, scapula spine and down their arm. Do they have a herniated disc or a bulging disc?
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45. Which of the following are treatment modlities for cervical arthitis?
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46. You suspect a benign osteoid osteoma in the cervical region. What test do you order?

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A big white area on x-ray.

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47. In which of the following situations should you NEVER do OMM?
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48. If this cervical nerve is damaged, the patient will NOT be able to breathe.
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49. Is the cord usually severed in a cervical cord fracture?
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50. Which of the following are modalities used in the treatment of bulging discs?
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51. Which of the following are forms of cervical arthritis?
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Although there are 7 vertebrae in the cervical spine, there are 8...
Most metastatic tumors are from breast, lung and prostate cancers....
Injury between C4 and C5 vertebrae affects which nerve?
What cervical vertebrae is involved in a hangman's fracture?
You are assessing a patient that suffered a cervical cord injury. C5...
So, the neurological level is the last cord level that is functioning....
Can we cure arthritis?
Almost 70% of patients presenting to primary care physicians will have...
How many vertebrae are there in the cervical spine?
Can you have develop permanemt tetraplegia from a hematoma?
If there is slippage of one vertebrae over another which ligament...
To test C6 what muscle will you target?
What part of the isthmus tend to fracture the most?
Can a patient that has a C3, C4 fracture dislocation survive?
What has a better recovery, a bulging disc or a herniated disc?
Do you have to surgically repair a Jefferson fracture?
Damage between any 2 vertebrae affects:
You would target testing to the triceps if you wanted to assess which...
Most common cervical fracture dislocation ocur between what two...
Does a large canal increases or decrease disc related symptoms?
Your patient is complaining of cervical pain. You decide to test C5....
Most traumatic cases involve:
Where does C1 emerge from?
Does the cord have to be severed for tetraplegia to occur?
Another patient who also suffered a cord lesion is able to self...
What part of the vertebrae gives stability to the vertabre but can...
How would you treat an inflammed nerve that is due to an uncinate...
What is weak in patients with rheumatoid arthiris, ligaments, bones or...
A C1 burst fracture is known as a :
Which cervical lesion is more common, a tetraplegia or paraplegia?
What study would you order in order to ascertain nerve damage?
A patient has nerve damage, what do you order first.
What is the most common symptom after a disc midline herniation?
Is a Jefferson fracture (C1 burst fx) stable or unstable?
Most cervical partial subluxations involve 1 facet or 2 facets?
Most common cervical compression fractures that can lead to...
A patient suffered a cervical cord injury and is now in a wheelchair,...
Another patient is wheelchair bound but is able to self propel. He has...
Which cervical cord leads to a tenting of the cord?
What is the most common cervical cord lesion?
Patients with down's syndrome have an unstable:
Are most tumors affecting the cervical spine benign or malignant?
Which of the following is an uncommon cause of cervical cord lesions?
A patient complains of pain to their medial scapula, scapula spine and...
Which of the following are treatment modlities for cervical arthitis?
You suspect a benign osteoid osteoma in the cervical region. What test...
In which of the following situations should you NEVER do OMM?
If this cervical nerve is damaged, the patient will NOT be able to...
Is the cord usually severed in a cervical cord fracture?
Which of the following are modalities used in the treatment of bulging...
Which of the following are forms of cervical arthritis?
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