Brown sequard syndrome - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Written Combined O&P Prep – Prosthetics Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1. Why was the L-code established? - Correct Answer ️️ -a. To develop a unified method of describing products/services to payers What is a common compensation for poor flexion of the socket in a TF amputee? - Correct Answer ️️ -Hyperlordosis If a TF amputee tends to externally "smear" their foot in stance while abducting their prosthesis, what could be a probable cause and WHY? - Correct Answer ️️ -If ...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a post-infectious disorder causing nephropathy, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. It is seen following upper respiratory illnesses and following GI infections after eating meat contaminated with bacteria. What enteric bacteria have been linked to HUS? A. Escherichia coli O157:H7. B. Clostridium difficile. C. Rotavirus. D. Vibrio cholera. - ANSWER-A: E. coli O157:H7 from contaminated ground meat is the most common bacterial cause of HUS although oth...

During a scoliosis surgery, you recognize a gradual latency increase of 3.5 msec in the PTN cortical response, the subcortical response appears to be shifted out almost as much. All response amplitudes are unchanged. What is the appropriate action to take? a. Ignore the change, it means nothing. b. Inform the surgeon immediately that changes consistent with spinal cord injury may have occurred. Recommend a wake up test. c. Check the latencies of the PF and MN responses to see if they are also sh...

Cnim 1000 practice questions Fixed During a scoliosis surgery, you recognize a gradual latency increase of 3.5 msec in the PTN cortical response, the subcortical response appears to be shifted out almost as much. All response amplitudes are unchanged. What is the appropriate action to take? a. Ignore the change, it means nothing. b. Inform the surgeon immediately that changes consistent with spinal cord injury may have occurred. Recommend a wake up test. c. Check the latencies of the PF an...

Benefits of Adaption in touch sensations - ️️1) Helps us to ignore constant, innocuous stimuli, reducing distraction 2) Helps to avoid saturation of neuronal firing rates, allowing us to detect changes in stimulus intensity over a larger ranger of intensities. Merkel Cells and Mechanotransduction - ️️When skin is presed: 1) Mechanically-gated ion channels in the A beta membrane open, letting in ions (Na) 2) This causes the first ("dynamic phase") action potential 3) Mechanically...

NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) correct answers 1. Damage to any part of the spinal cord causing a temporary or permanent loss of sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunction below the level of injury 2. Causes: -MVA (38%) -Falls (30.5%) -Violence (13.5%) gun shot wounds, stabbing -Sport injuries (9%) diving, football -Degenerative older w osteoporosis -Cancer, hemorrhage 3. Permanent disabili...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a post-infectious disorder causing nephropathy, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. It is seen following upper respiratory illnesses and following GI infections after eating meat contaminated with bacteria. What enteric bacteria have been linked to HUS? A. Escherichia coli O157:H7. B. Clostridium difficile. C. Rotavirus. D. Vibrio cholera. - ANSWER-A: E. coli O157:H7 from contaminated ground meat is the most common bacterial cause of HUS although oth...

OCCTH 585 Final Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+. spinal shock acute phase - correct answer.- occurs in the first several weeks after SCI - state of transient physiological reflex depression - suspension of function and reflexes below the level of injury - loss of all sensorimotor functions - an initial increase in BP - flaccid paralysis, including bowel and bladder neurogenic shock - correct answer.- disruption of the autonomic pathways within the spinal cord - shock tends ...

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Anterior Cord Syndrome ~~ injury to the motor and sensory pathways in the anterior part of cord. paraplegia and bilateral loss of pain and temp. However, position, vibration, and deep pressure sense are preserved (sensations from dorsal columns). commonly due to cord ischemia Brown-Sequard Syndrome ~~ results from hemisection of the spinal cord. Ipsilateral motor loss and loss of position sense and contralateral loss of pain and temp Atlanto Occipital Dislocation ~~ this is commonly...