Herniated Disk Questions And Answers
CauseshofhHerniatedhDiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER--hdegeneration
-htraumahsuchhashmotorhvehiclehaccident,hstrain,hrepeatedhminorhstresses
-hcongenitalhpredisposition;hspinalhcordhdisorders
Diagnostichtesthforhherniatedhdiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER-
1.hmyelogram:hdemonstratehareahofhpressurehandhlocalizeshherniationhofhdisc
2.hCThscanhorhMRIh(Magnetichresonancehimaging)
3.helectromyography:hlocalizeshspecifichspinalhnervehinvolved
HerniatedhDiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER--
hanyhimpairmenththathcauseshthehnucleushofhthehvertebrahtohproturdehintohthehdischoththehan
nulush(fibrousharoundhdisc)hcausinghresultinghtohnervehcompression
-hherniationhmayhoccurhinhanyhportionhofhthehspine,hmosthcommonhathL4,5,h(lumbar),hC5,6,7
Positionhofhcomforthforhlumbarhdischinvolvementh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hsemi-
fowler'shwithhmoderatehandhkneehflexionhrelaxeshbackhmuscle
2.hsidehlyinghwithhkneeshflexed,hpillowhbtwnhlegs
Sh&hShofhherniatedhdiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hcervicalhinvolvment:
-hpainhandhstiffnesshinhneck,htophshoulderhandhinhscapularhregion
-hpainhinhupperhextremitieshandhhead
-hpossiblehparesthesiahandhnumbnesshofhupperhextremities
2.hLumbarhinvolvement
-hlowhbackhpainhpossiblehbladder/bowelhloss
-
hpainhinhbuttockshandhthighhradiatinghtohcalfhandhanklehaggravatedhbyhsneezing,hcoughing,h
straining,handhliftinghheavyhobjects
Txh&h*Nhcareh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hDrugs:
-hmethylprednisonehdecreaseshinflammation
-hZantachpreventshthehSEhofhPrednisoneh
-hMorphinehSO4hforhpainhcontrol
2.hNosurgicalhimmobilizationh(indicatedhforhstablehfractures)
-hhalohdevice
-hcervicalhcollar
CauseshofhHerniatedhDiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER--hdegeneration
-htraumahsuchhashmotorhvehiclehaccident,hstrain,hrepeatedhminorhstresses
-hcongenitalhpredisposition;hspinalhcordhdisorders
Diagnostichtesthforhherniatedhdiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER-
1.hmyelogram:hdemonstratehareahofhpressurehandhlocalizeshherniationhofhdisc
2.hCThscanhorhMRIh(Magnetichresonancehimaging)
3.helectromyography:hlocalizeshspecifichspinalhnervehinvolved
HerniatedhDiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER--
hanyhimpairmenththathcauseshthehnucleushofhthehvertebrahtohproturdehintohthehdischoththehan
nulush(fibrousharoundhdisc)hcausinghresultinghtohnervehcompression
-hherniationhmayhoccurhinhanyhportionhofhthehspine,hmosthcommonhathL4,5,h(lumbar),hC5,6,7
Positionhofhcomforthforhlumbarhdischinvolvementh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hsemi-
fowler'shwithhmoderatehandhkneehflexionhrelaxeshbackhmuscle
2.hsidehlyinghwithhkneeshflexed,hpillowhbtwnhlegs
Sh&hShofhherniatedhdiskh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hcervicalhinvolvment:
-hpainhandhstiffnesshinhneck,htophshoulderhandhinhscapularhregion
-hpainhinhupperhextremitieshandhhead
-hpossiblehparesthesiahandhnumbnesshofhupperhextremities
2.hLumbarhinvolvement
-hlowhbackhpainhpossiblehbladder/bowelhloss
-
hpainhinhbuttockshandhthighhradiatinghtohcalfhandhanklehaggravatedhbyhsneezing,hcoughing,h
straining,handhliftinghheavyhobjects
Txh&h*Nhcareh-hCORRECThhANSWER-1.hDrugs:
-hmethylprednisonehdecreaseshinflammation
-hZantachpreventshthehSEhofhPrednisoneh
-hMorphinehSO4hforhpainhcontrol
2.hNosurgicalhimmobilizationh(indicatedhforhstablehfractures)
-hhalohdevice
-hcervicalhcollar