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| Ruptured viscus produce pain that is rated as |
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| the biliary or urinary tracts |
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| Acute pancreatitis is accompained by |
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| elevated serum amylase and lipase levels |
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| Complains of abdominal cramps and intermittent bloody diarrhea could be due to |
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| Repeated shaking chills and fever are most common in infections of |
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| Pain due to visceral peritoneal irritation is |
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| idiopathaic inflammatory bowel disease |
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| Abrupt onset abdominal pain that is moderately sever at onset, worsen rapidly, could be due to |
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| peritoneal infection or inflammation |
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| Abdminal pain of gradual onset could be due to |
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| In the Internal architecture of a vertebral body |
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| e trabeculae are arranged along the lines of force transmission |
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| Within the disc the collagen fibers in any two adjacent concentric bands are |
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| arranged in opposite directions |
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| Superior and inferior translation in the L-spine |
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| the sacrum moves posteriorly and superiorly and the coccyx moves anteriorly and inferiorly |
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| The primary curves of the spine are |
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| Compression and bulging of the anterior and stretching of the posterior annulus fibrosus occurs during |
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| flexion of the lumbar spine |
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| The orientation of the zygapophyseal joints in the thoracic area favor |
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| Compression and bulging of the posterior and stretching of the anterior annulus fibrosus occurs during |
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| extension of the lumbar spine |
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| The lateral flexion and rotation of the lumbar spine is limited by |
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| tension in the intertransverse ligament on the convexity of the curve |
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| Coupling is the consistent association of |
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| one motion about an axis with another movement around another axis |
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| Zygapophyseal facet orientation favors rotationin in the area of |
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| Nutrition of the discs is by |
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| diffusion through the central portion of the cartilaginous end plate |
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| anterior inferior movement of the anterior tip of the sacrum – posterior superior movement of the coccyx |
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| Lateral flexion and rotation of the lower L spine is limited by |
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| the orientation of the zygapophyseal facets from L1 – L 4 . |
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| The secondary curves of the spine are |
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| The nucleus pulposus is made of |
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| The orientation of the zygapophyseal joints in the lumbar area favor |
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| Nutrition of the disc is by |
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| ffusion through the central portion of the cartilaginous end plate |
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| Schmorl’s Nodes are due to |
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| intrusion of disc material into the end plate |
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| According to Cailliet: The Lumbar –Pelvic Rhythm |
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| the lumbar spine flexes and the pelvis rotates anteriorly in the sagittal plane |
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| The outer third of the annulus is innervated by branches from the |
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| vertebral and sinuvertebral nerves |
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| Side to side translation of the L-spine is |
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| gliding and that occurs in the frontal plane) |
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| The outer third of the annulus is innervated by branches from |
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| the vertebral and sinuvertebral nerves |
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| the posterior aspect of a typical vertebra has |
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| The annulus fibrosus is made of |
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| The Intervertebral discs are responsible for |
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| 20-33% of the length of the V. Column |
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| If the patient's limitations due to low back symptoms do not improve in 4 weeks |
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| reassessment is recommended |
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| Testing sensations at the dorsal aspects of the foot |
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| Vascular insufficiency of the legs can be relieved by |
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| Patient who does not recover within a few weeks may need more |
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| extensive education about back problems |
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| Interpreting inconsistencies on pain behaviors as malingering |
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| does not benefit the patient or the clinician |
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| About 90 percent of patients with acute low back problems spontaneously recover activity tolerance within |
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| Muscle atrophy can be detected by circumferential measurements of |
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| the calf and thigh muscles bilateraly |
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| The approach to a new episode of recurrent low back problem is similar to that of |
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| In a positive sitting knee extensiont test patients with sciatic tension irritation tend lean backward to |
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| reduce tension on the nerve |
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| the total removal of laminae |
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| The inability to toe walk indicates |
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| calf muscles weakness and S1 nerve root involvment |
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| Acute low back problems are defined as activity intolerance due to lower back or back-related leg symptoms of |
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| less than 3 months' duration |
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| Sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) is good for assessment of |
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| spinal stenosis or spinal cord myelopathy |
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| If special studies fail to define the exact cause of symptoms, no patient should receive an impression that the clinician thinks |
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| that the problem could be "in their head." |
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| During taking history it is important to use |
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| The safest oral pharmaceuticals used in LBP is |
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| Relief of neurogenic claudication symptoms usually requires |
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| the patient to flex the lumbar spine or sit |
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| EMG is useful to identify |
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| subtle focal neurologic dysfunction with leg symptoms lasting longer than 3-4 weeks |
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| Prolonged bed rest for more than 4 days has potential |
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| Waiting 4 weeks before considering special tests allows |
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| 90 percent of patients to recover spontaneously |
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| The ankle jerk reflex tests mostly the |
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| Following diagnostic or surgical procedures, the management of most patients becomes focused on |
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| improving physical conditioning through an incrementally increased exercise program |
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| Many patients with strong clinical findings of nerve root dysfunction due to disc herniation will |
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| recover activity tolerance within 1 month without treatment |
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| Surgery benefits less than |
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| 40 percent of patients with questionable physiologic findings |
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| Chiropractic is safe and effective for patients of acute low back starting in |
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| the first month of the symptoms |
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| Nerve root decompression can be considered for a patient if |
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| sciatica is severe and disabling |
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| sciatica is severe and disabling |
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| Can detect tension on the L5 and/or S1 nerve root |
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| Vertebral point tenderness to palpation, may be suggestive of |
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Definition
| spinal fracture or infection |
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| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)can be useful to screen for |
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| infections of the low back |
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| Needle acupuncture and injection of trigger points in the back; injection of facet joints; injection of steroids, lidocaine, or opioids in the epidural space have |
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Definition
| no proven benefit in the treatment of acute low back symptoms |
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| Heavy unassisted lifting may induce back symptoms in a none symptomatic woman if it exceeds |
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| laminotomy using a microscope |
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| VAS can be used to measure |
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| a patient's estimate of personal activity intolerance due to low back symptoms |
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| Heavy unassisted lifting may induce back symptoms in a none symptomatic man if it exceeds |
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| Spinal stenosis surgery in elderly patients is recommened if |
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| signs of bowel or bladder dysfunction appears |
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| Activity restrictions in low back pain |
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| does not have any apparent benefits beyond 3 months |
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| Surgery increases the chance of |
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| future procedures with higher complication rates |
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| Bone scan can detect the physiologic reactions to suspected |
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| With or without an operation, more than 80 percent of patients with obvious surgical indications will eventually |
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| Shoe lifts in treating acute low back symptoms have |
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| no evidence supporting that they are effective |
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| Reflex testing and circumferenial measurements resutls are considered as |
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| Low back corsets and back belts |
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| are not beneficial for treating acute low back symptoms |
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| Testing sensations at the medial aspects of the foot |
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| Testing sensations at the lateral aspects of the foot |
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| If aerobic conditioning exercise may be incooprated in low back pain managment to |
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| help avoid debilitation from inactivity |
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| Over 90 percent of all clinically significant lower extremity radiculopathy are due to |
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Definition
| disc herniation that involves the L5 or S1 nerve root |
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| Conditioning exercises for trunk muscles are |
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| mechanically stressful and are not recommended during the first few weeks of low back pain |
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| expansion of the interlaminar space for access to the nerve root and the offending disc fragments |
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| Limping or coordination problems indicate the need for |
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| specific neurologic testing |
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| Sitting may induce back symptoms in none symptomatic person if it exceeds |
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| The knee jerk reflex tests mostly the |
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| The surgical treatment for spinal stenosis is usually |
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Definition
| complete laminectomy for posterior decompression |
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| The inability to heel walk indicates |
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Definition
| L5 and some L4 nerve root involvment |
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Term
| Massage, diathermy, ultrasound, cutaneous laser treatment, biofeedback, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) also have |
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| no proven efficacy in the treatment of acute low back symptoms |
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| no proven efficacy in the treatment of acute low back symptoms |
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