Flashcards in Unit 2 Deck (18)
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What is the aka for Ramsay Hunt syndrome?
Herpes zoster optics
a shingles outbreak affecting facial nerves near the ears. Shingles painful rash that cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in affected ear.
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What is the treatment of care for herpes zoster?
analgesics
steroids
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Shingles dx is based on what?
history and physical findings
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The initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes what?
acute, short lived illness chickenpox
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What condition is associated with a local anesthetic treatment as a sympathetic ganglion block?
complex regional pain syndrome
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Complex regional pain syndrome has no specific test to id condition. How is this dx?
based on physical exam and careful analysis of pt hx
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What is anesthesia dolorosa?
sensitivity to touch w/severe pain
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Allodynia and Hyperpathia are signs observed in what percentage of pt's with CRS?
70-80
allodynia ie: pain to touch
hyperpathia ie:exaggerated réponse to painful stimuli
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In 1/2 pt population w/CRS edema is a secondary sign to what?
autonomic dysfunction aka hyperhydrosis
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70-80 percent of pt w/CRS experience allodynia and hyperpathia. However 80-90- percent have what sign?
impaired motor function
consist of paresis, pseudo paralysis, or clumsiness
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What are the symptoms for CRS
a. spontaneous pain cardinal feature
neglect like syndrome cognitive limb feels not your, motor direct mental/visual attn need to move limb
b. difficulty/inability using limb
c. altered skin temp
d. rapid fatigability late stage
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What's the cardinal feature/symptom of CRS?
spontaneous pain not limited to a single Peripheral n.
Burning most often, aching/throbbing/tingling
aggravated by activity but disproportionate to activity
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What is the AKA for Complex regional pain syndrome?
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
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CRS is a chronic dz characterized by
severe pain, swelling and change in skin
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What are the clinical features of CRS
neurogenic inflammation, nociceptive sensitization, vasomotor dysfunction and maladaptive neuroplasticity
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CRS effects males or females more commonly? What is the peak age?
Females b/t 37-50
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What is the treatment for syringomyelia?
none
nero rehab care seeks to keep the remaining neurological functions and prevent complications of quadriparesis like infection
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