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This condition is characterized by the forward slippage of one vertebra over another.
What is spondylolisthesis?
This ligament stabilizes the dens of the axis (C2).
What is the transverse ligament of the atlas?
This muscle is the largest involved in respiration and plays a role in venous return.
What is the diaphragm?
The SA node is known as this.
What is the pacemaker of the heart?
This nerve innervates the diaphragm and originates from spinal levels C3, C4, and C5.
What is the phrenic nerve?
Pain that worsens with extension and improves with flexion often indicates this spinal condition.
What is spinal stenosis?
The most common mechanism of injury for a Jefferson fracture is this type of force.
What is axial loading?
This condition involves a flexible curvature that corrects with postural changes.
What is non-structural scoliosis?
A sign of right-sided heart failure includes this peripheral symptom.
What is peripheral edema?
This condition is characterized by saddle anesthesia.
What is cauda equina syndrome?
This angle measurement is used to determine the severity of scoliosis.
What is the Cobb angle?
This test involves applying axial compression to the cervical spine to diagnose radiculopathy.
What is Spurling’s test?
The most common cause of intermittent claudication is this condition.
What is peripheral arterial disease?
This condition can occur as a result of prolonged immobilization and affects the lungs.
What is pulmonary embolism?
This type of pain originates from trigger points in muscles rather than from nerve compression.
What is myofascial pain?
The "Scottie dog" appearance on X-ray is associated with this condition.
What is spondylolysis?
This cervical fracture type is considered the most unstable and often requires surgical intervention.
What is a Type II odontoid fracture?
Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of this condition.
What is shingles?
In compartment syndrome, increased pressure within a muscle compartment can lead to this.
What is ischemia and permanent tissue damage?
This following assessments helps confirm a neurological diagnosis.
What is dermatome/myotome/reflex testing?
This test helps differentiate lumbar radiculopathy from sacroiliac dysfunction.
What is the Straight Leg Raise test?
The 5 Ds of vertebral artery insufficiency include dizziness and these four symptoms.
What are dysphagia, diplopia, drop attacks, and dysarthria?
Thoracic disc herniations are uncommon due to this structural characteristic of the thoracic spine.
What is the rigidity provided by the rib cage?
A key factor in differentiating an abdominal aortic aneurysm from lumbar spine pathology is this pain characteristic.
What is pain unrelated to movement, persisting despite changes in position or activity?
his syndrome results from interruption of the sympathetic nerve supply to the eye and includes miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis.
What is Horner’s syndrome?