NSG4330 Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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Anatomy of Spine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔33 vertebrae (7C, 12T, 5L &
sacral+coccyx)
31 pairs of nerves (8C, 12T, 5L, 5S, 1C)
Ventral Root: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Each muscle in body is supplied by a
particular segment of the SC and its corresponding spinal nerve
Dorsal Root: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sensory root
Dermatome: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔area of skin supplied by nerve fibers
originating from a single dorsal nerve root.
Complete SCI: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔motor and sensory function lost below
injury. Stems from contusion or compromised blood flow to injured part of
cord
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,Incomplete SCI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔some function retained, function lost
depends on area affected
Types:
Brown-Sequard
Anterior Cord
Posterior Cord
Central Cord
Brown-Sequard Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Damage to half of spinal cord
Loss of pain and temperature sensation on contralateral side of body
Loss of proprioception and discriminatory touch on ipsilateral side of body.
Anterior Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Caused by flexion injuries
- Occurs when 2/3 of the anterior cord is lost
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,- *motor function, pain, and temperature sensation lost bilaterally below the
lesion* (*flaccidity* below the lesion)
Posterior Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Damage to the posterior spinal
artery with damage to the dorsal columns, resulting in loss of
proprioception.
Central Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔loss of function in upper
extremities caused by injury to the middle portion of the spinal cord
Flexion Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Forward movement of the head.
i.e. rapid deceleration in MVC
Flexion/Rotation Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Severe forward movement of the
head combined with lateral movement of the head or spine beyond its
normal rotation.
Most unstable!
Extension Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Backwards movement of head without
rotation (i.e. chin hitting dashboard in MVC)
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, SCI: Diagnostic Testing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CT is gold standard
MRI can help visualize ligamentous injury, blood clots, herniations/masses
SCI: Signs and Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Partial/complete loss of control
to areas of body
Extreme pain/pressure in head, neck or back
Tingling/loss of sensation to hands, fingers, feet, toes
Difficulty with balance and walking
Impaired breathing (rescue breathing indicated, not necessarily CPR)
ASIA Exam - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Promotes appropriate motor and sensory
function evaluation and classifies degree of impairment as complete (level
A) or incomplete (levels B -> E)
SCI: Nursing Care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Maintain BP (autonomic dysreflexia)
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Anatomy of Spine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔33 vertebrae (7C, 12T, 5L &
sacral+coccyx)
31 pairs of nerves (8C, 12T, 5L, 5S, 1C)
Ventral Root: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Each muscle in body is supplied by a
particular segment of the SC and its corresponding spinal nerve
Dorsal Root: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sensory root
Dermatome: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔area of skin supplied by nerve fibers
originating from a single dorsal nerve root.
Complete SCI: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔motor and sensory function lost below
injury. Stems from contusion or compromised blood flow to injured part of
cord
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,Incomplete SCI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔some function retained, function lost
depends on area affected
Types:
Brown-Sequard
Anterior Cord
Posterior Cord
Central Cord
Brown-Sequard Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Damage to half of spinal cord
Loss of pain and temperature sensation on contralateral side of body
Loss of proprioception and discriminatory touch on ipsilateral side of body.
Anterior Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Caused by flexion injuries
- Occurs when 2/3 of the anterior cord is lost
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,- *motor function, pain, and temperature sensation lost bilaterally below the
lesion* (*flaccidity* below the lesion)
Posterior Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Damage to the posterior spinal
artery with damage to the dorsal columns, resulting in loss of
proprioception.
Central Cord Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔loss of function in upper
extremities caused by injury to the middle portion of the spinal cord
Flexion Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Forward movement of the head.
i.e. rapid deceleration in MVC
Flexion/Rotation Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Severe forward movement of the
head combined with lateral movement of the head or spine beyond its
normal rotation.
Most unstable!
Extension Injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Backwards movement of head without
rotation (i.e. chin hitting dashboard in MVC)
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, SCI: Diagnostic Testing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CT is gold standard
MRI can help visualize ligamentous injury, blood clots, herniations/masses
SCI: Signs and Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Partial/complete loss of control
to areas of body
Extreme pain/pressure in head, neck or back
Tingling/loss of sensation to hands, fingers, feet, toes
Difficulty with balance and walking
Impaired breathing (rescue breathing indicated, not necessarily CPR)
ASIA Exam - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Promotes appropriate motor and sensory
function evaluation and classifies degree of impairment as complete (level
A) or incomplete (levels B -> E)
SCI: Nursing Care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Maintain BP (autonomic dysreflexia)
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