Spinal Epidural Abscess
Gold standard for diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess
What is MRI?
Suspected etiology of back pain that is worse at night and weight loss
What is malignancy?
Focal weakness is an early or late finding of spinal hematomas
What is a late finding?
First line antibiotic choices for spinal epidural abscess
What is vancomycin + ceftriaxone/cefepime?
Sir Mix a Lot
What is Baby Got Back?
Spinal epidural abscesses most commonly affect this level of the spine
What is Thoracic?
(Epidural space is larger with a larger venous plexus)
Suspected etiology of back pain with urinary retention and saddle anesthesia
What is cauda equina?
Treatment for spinal hematomas if neurologic compromise
surgical decompression
Organism associated with epidural abscess in patients with implantable device
What is MRSA?
ACDC
What is Back in Black?
Most common organism responsible for spinal epidural abscess
What is staph aureus?
Suspected etiology back pain with fever and neurologic deficits
What is spinal epidural abscess?
3 Causes of spinal hematomas
What are iatrogenic, traumatic, and spontaneous?
Percentage of patients that have full return to baseline neurologic status following treatment of epidural abscess
What is Less than 50%?
Shawn Mendes
What is There's Nothing Holding Me Back?
Greatest risk factor for developing spinal epidural abscess
What is diabetes?
Suspected etiology of back pain with chronic steroid use
What is fracture?
Most common risk factor for development of spontaneous spinal hematoma
What is coagulopathy?
If MRI contraindicated, what is next imaging choice for evaluation of epidural abscess
What is CT with myelography?
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What is Back to December or We are Never Getting Back Together?
Spinal epidural abscess caused by tuberculosis
What is Pott's disease?
Suspected etiology back pain with morning stiffness in young adult
What is ankylosing spondylitis?
Most significant modifiable factor for morbidity/mortality in treatment of spinal hematomas
What is time to surgical decompression?
This scale is commonly used to assess neurological function after a spinal cord injury.
What is American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale?
Cher
What is If I Could Turn Back Time?