Unit 3 CMN 571 Scoliosis Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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CMN 571
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CMN 571
Unit 3 CMN 571 Scoliosis Questions and Answers 100% Solved
At what age should Scoliosis screening be completed?
Completed at each annual exam beginning in infancy through adolescents until reaching skeletal maturity.
At what Scoliometer reading should Scoliosis be referred?
5 degrees
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Unit 3 CMN 571 Scoliosis Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
At what age should Scoliosis screening be completed? - answer Completed at each
annual exam beginning in infancy through adolescents until reaching skeletal maturity.
At what Sociometer reading should Scoliosis be referred? - answer5 degrees
At what sociometer reading should conservative treatment be considered? B) What is
conservative treatment? - answer20 degrees B) casting or bracing
Define nonstructural Scoliosis. - answer Structurally normal spine with lateral curvature
no spinal rotation and no truncal twisting.
Define structural scoliosis - answer A lateral curve as well as rotation of the vertebrae.
Structural scoliosis without anomalies is called ______ - answer Idiopathic scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) develops after _____ - answer After 10 y and after
the growth spurt
Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis (JIS) develops between ____ and _____ - answer4 and 9
with a rapid increase in deformity during the growth spurt
At what age is it important to diagnose Scoliosis so the right treatment can be started
and to prevent secondary complications? - answer10 y.o
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is related to what type of scoliosis? - answercongenital
scoliosis and fused ribs
Define the physical exam for Scoliosis in newborns and infants. - answer-Lay
newborn/infant face down along your arm. Palpate spine with opposite hand. Feel for
deviations or abnormalities from the cervical vertebrae to the coccyx.
- Look for signs of spinal dysraphism or neural tube defects: inspect for cutaneous
sinuses,midline hairy patches, or cutaneous lesions.
-Inspect for cafe au lait spots (light-dark brown spots) >6 cafe au lait spots are
associated with neurofibromatosis and should be referred.
- Assess for cavus foot deformities and asymmetric muscle atrophy; possible signs of
intraspinal disorder.
-Assess for asymmetrical skin folds on thighs.
- Test deep tendon reflexes.
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