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23 Cards in this Set
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What are 3 important things to check on C-spine for in the sagital plane
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height
alignment disc height |
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What are 4 important things to check for C-spine in the axial
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fracture
osseous lesions disk herniation spinal stenosis |
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What are 5 extra cervical things that have to be checked during a C-spine evaluation
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paraspinal masses, soft tissue swelling, vascular calcification, lung apex. thyroid
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How do you describe osteophytes
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osteophyte ridge complex
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How is vetebral subluxation dictated
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In listhesis, the upper vertebral body is positioned abnormally compared to the vertebral body below it.
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What are the two types of listhesis
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antero and retro
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Should you dictate disc calcification
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yes
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What is the grading of lumbar spinal canal narrowing
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<6 severe
6-8 mod 8-10 mild |
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What is pannus
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soft tissue calcification
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What are two scoliosis
What should you mention if there is scoliosis |
dextro (right)
levo (left) cob angle and what level it is centered around |
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How do you dictate hardware with two rods
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bilateral vertical rods and transpedicular screws
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What is it could when there is facet hypertrophy impinging on the facet space
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neuroforaminal narrowing
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What is the grading system for neuroforaminal stenosis
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mild
moderate severe |
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How should the foraminal space look in the sagital view
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a key hole with fat on the bottom (nerve hugs the top)
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What is the grading system for spinal stenosis
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mild
moderate severe |
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What is a clue that there may be a disc bulge
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look for calcication in the disc space. This may not be an osteophyte but may be a disc bulge.
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What is hyperdense material that is posterior to vertical fusion rods
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a bone graft to help healing
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What is hyperdense material with associated metal clips that is inbetween vetebral bodies
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this is vetebral disc prosthesis
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Where do pts with a fusion road tend to get degenerative change and fractures
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the vetebrae above and below
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Should you look at the lateral masses to ensure there is not a cranium-c-spine dislocation
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yes (in sagital) on all studies
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Should you look at the facet joints in the sagital view
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yes on all studies
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What is the grading system for listhesis
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Grade I: < 25% displacement vertebral body
Grade II: 25-50% displacement vertebral body Grade III: 50-75% displacement vertebral body Grade IV: 75-100% displacement vertebral body Grade V: Spondyloptosis |
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What is spondylosis
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Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the disks in your neck.
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