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Renal calcui? KIDNEY STONES

(ASSOCIATED WITH HETEROTROPIC OSSIFICATION
0 MichaelMorano Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:16:50 GMT view revision history
What parts of the body are most commonly involved with heterotropic ossification? HIPS AND KNEES 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:16:50 GMT view revision history
Heterotropic ossification? ABNORMAL BONE GROWTH IN MUSCLE OR OTHER CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CAN RESTRICT ROM AND LEAD TO IMPAIRED FUNCTION.

(Osteogenesis in soft tissues below the level of the lesion)
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What happens to a females menstration after a spinal cord injury? MENSTRATION CEASES FOR UP TO A YEAR POST INJURY, THEN RESUMES NORMALLY 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:16:50 GMT view revision history
How can someone stimulate an erection in a male SC patient? BY USING REFLEXOGENIC AND PSYCHOGENIC POSTURES 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:38 GMT view revision history
You will have full innervation of the primary and secondary respiratory muscles if the injury in at or above this area? LUMBAR LESIONS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:38 GMT view revision history
You will need a ventilator if you have an injury at this spinal level? C1-3 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:38 GMT view revision history
C3-5 innervation? PHRENIC NERVE 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:38 GMT view revision history
How can you assist a patient to empty their bladder with an upper motor neuron lesion? *MANUAL STIMULATION
*STROKING
*KNEADING
*TAPPING THE SUPRAPUBIC REGION OR THIGH
*LOWER ABOMINAL STROKING
*PINCHING
*HAIR PULLING
0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:36:02 GMT view revision history
Manually compressing the lower abdomen to help empty the bladder? CREDE MANEUVER 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:36:02 GMT view revision history
What are sme ways to empty a bladder if a patient has a lower motor neuron lesion? *VALSAVA MANEUVER
*CREDE MANEUVER
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Where is an upper motor neuron lesion located? T11-12 OR ABOVE 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:23:41 GMT view revision history
Where is a lower motor neuron lesion located? T12 OR BELOW 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:23:41 GMT view revision history
As a PTA how do you react if you suspect autonomic dysreflexia? *SIT PATIENT UPRGHT
*CHECK CATHETER FOR BLOCKAGE
*CHECK FOR TIGHT CLOTHING
*ABDOMINAL BINDERS
*NOTIFY PT AND NURSING STAT
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No cutaneous response to heat or cold is the result of what not functioning propely? HYPOTHALAMUS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:03:49 GMT view revision history
Controls cutaneous blood flow and sweating? HYPOTHALAMUS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:03:49 GMT view revision history
Autonomic dysreflexia occurs at what spinal level? T6 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:03:49 GMT view revision history
A mass reflex response resulting in elevation of blood pressure? AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:03:49 GMT view revision history
The first sign that spinal shock is resolving? BULBOCAVERNOUS REFLEX 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:44:21 GMT view revision history
This is characterized by absense of all reflex activity, flaccidity, and loss of sensation and motor function below the level of the lesion? SPINAL SHOCK 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:44:21 GMT view revision history
Immeiately following SCI there is a period of ____________ called ________? *AREFLEXIA
*SPINAL SHOCK
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Incomplete lesion which spares propioception in the rectum? SACRAL SPARING 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:18:14 GMT view revision history
Presentation of cauda equina syndrome? *FLACCID PARALYSIS WITH LOSS OF REFLEX ACTIVITY AND SENSATIONS

*IMPAIRED BOWEL/BLADDER
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Where do cauda equina injuries occur? BELOW L1 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:18:14 GMT view revision history
True/False

Cauda Equina Syndrme is an upper motor neuron injury?
FALSE

LOWER MOTOR NEURON LESION
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Most comonly occurs from hyperextension injuries or degenerative narrowing of the cervical region? CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
Frequently related to flexion injuries of the cervical region with resultant damage to the anterior portion of the cord and/or it's vascular supply from the anterior spinal artery? ANTERIOR CORD SYNDROME 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
What SC injury has an UE loss greater than a LE loss? CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
What is generally preserved with anterior cord syndrome? PROPIOCEPTION, KINESTHEIA, AND VIBRATORY SENSE ARE GENERALLY PRESERVED B/C THEY ARE MEDIATED BY THE POSTERIOR COLUMNS WITH A SEPERATE VASCULAR SUPPLY FROM THE POSTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY (POSTERIOR COLUMNS) 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
What tract is affected due to loss of motor function? CORTICOSPINAL TRACT 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
Brown Sequard Syndrome (opposite side of lesion) symptoms? *LOSS OF PAIN AND TEMP SENSATION
(SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT)
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Brown Sequard Syndrome (same side of lesion) SYMPTOMS? *PARALYSIS
*CLONUS
*+BABINSKI SIGN
*LOSS OF VIBRATORY AND POSITION SENSE
*(CORTICOSPINAL TRACT/DORSAL COLUMN)
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This tract conveys pain and temp? SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:28:25 GMT view revision history
Brown-Sequard Syndrome? HEMITRANSECTION OF CORD (DAMAGE TO ONE SIDE) 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:39:59 GMT view revision history
S4-S5? ANAL SENSATION AND VOLUNTARY EXTERNAL ANAL SPHINCTER CONTRACTION. 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:39:59 GMT view revision history
Complete spinal cord injury? DEFINED AS MOTOR AND OR SENSORY FUNCTION BELOW THE NEUROLOGICAL LEVEL, AND NO MOTOR OR SENSORY FUNCTION IN S4-S5? 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:39:59 GMT view revision history
This kind of spinal cord injury is rare? COMPLETE SC INJURY 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:26:42 GMT view revision history
S1? *PF
*HIP EXTENSORS
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L5? *ANKLE DF
*HAMSTRINGS
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L3? QUADRICEPS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:26:42 GMT view revision history
L2? *HIP FLEXORS
*QUADRATUS LUMBORUM
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T2-L1? *TRUNK FLEXORS, EXTENSORS, INTERCOSTAL 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:25:04 GMT view revision history
T1? *INTRINSICS OF HAND 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:25:04 GMT view revision history
C8? *FINGER FLEXORS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:25:04 GMT view revision history
C7? TRICEPS 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:23:29 GMT view revision history
C6? *WRIST EXTENSORS (RADIAL) 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:23:29 GMT view revision history
C5? *BICEPS
*DIAPHRAGM
*DELTOID
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C4? *DIAPHRAGM (PARTIAL)
*SCM
*UPPER TRAPS
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C1-3? *SCALENES
*PARTIAL SCM
*TRAPS
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This type of plegia will have injury to the respiratory muscles? TETRAPLEGIA 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:21:49 GMT view revision history
Paralysis of all or part of the trunk and both LE's; leision of the thoracic or lumbar cord or cauda equina? Paraplegia 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:21:49 GMT view revision history
Tetraplegia? Paralysis of all 4 extremities and trunk, including respiratory muscles; injury to cervial cord? 0 MichaelMorano Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:21:49 GMT view revision history

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