WorksheetsSpine Exam Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these are red flag(s) for Cauda Equina Syndrome?
prolonged morning spine pain or stiffness
worsened spine pain at night
spine pain + fever, chills, weight loss
saddle anesthesia
spine pain + bowel or bladder incontinence
Along with spine pain, which of these are red flag(s) for cancer?
prolonged morning spine pain or stiffness
worsened spine pain at night
fever, chills, weight loss
saddle anesthesia
bowel or bladder incontinence
If a patient has pain at the spinous processes or SI joint on palpation, it is most likely coming from...
bone
muscles
If a patient has worse pain in the legs with back flexion, it is most likely coming from...
nerve root impingement
muscular issue
skeletal issue
spinal stenosis
If a patient has worse pain in the legs with back extension, it is most likely coming from...
nerve root impingement
muscular issue
skeletal issue
spinal stenosis
The normal range of motion for lateral flexion of the back is...
5-15 degrees
15-20 degrees
20-35 degrees
40-60 degrees
What dermatome is located at this blue arrow?
(a)
What dermatome is located at this blue arrow?
(a)
What dermatome is located at this blue arrow?
(a)
Your patient has pain radiating around the medial malleolus. She could have a nerve root impingement in which dermatome?
L4
L5
S1
L3
S2
Your patient has weakness with knee extension. Which myotome is most likely to have a nerve injury?
L3
L4
L2
L5
S1
Your patient has weakness and atrophy with hip flexion. What's most likely to be the cause?
Spinal stenosis
Conus Medullaris Syndrome
Cancer
PNS injury
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Which myotomes should you test for reflexes?
L3
L4
L5
S1
S2
What does the straight leg raise involve?
Patient prone
Patient supine
Patient lifts leg up
You raise their leg up
Knee extended
Reproduction of radiating leg pain with the straight leg raise suggests...
Radiculopathy at L4-S1
Radiculopathy at L1-L2
Radiculopathy at T12 to L1
Radiculopathy at L2-L3
Which reflex is found at the L5 myotome?
(a)
The normal range of motion for neck flexion is...
15 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
90 degrees
Your patient has numbness at the dorsum of her middle finger. She could have a nerve root impingement in which dermatome?
C7
C8
T1
T2
C6
Your patient has weakness with wrist extension. Which myotome is most likely to have a nerve injury?
C6
C5
C7
C8
T1
Which of these reflexes is found at the C6 myotome?
Biceps Reflex
Brachioradialis Reflex
Triceps Reflex
Medial Hamstring Reflex
Patella Reflex
Which of these reflexes is found at the S1 myotome?
Biceps Reflex
Brachioradialis Reflex
Achilles Reflex
Medial Hamstring Reflex
Patella Reflex
What does Spurling's Maneuver involve?
Extend neck
Rotate neck towards symptomatic side
Rotate neck away from symptomatic side
Lateral flexion towards symptomatic side
Lateral flexion away from symptomatic side
