Order The History Of Spine Trauma

Order The History Of Spine Trauma
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Order The History Of Spine Trauma
1. A 12-year-old child is brought to the emergency department following an occipital head
injury without loss of consciousness, but
complains of significant headache and has
vomited twice. The parents are concerned
that he requires a scan. Which one of the
following statements regarding the risk of
cancer from CT scans in general is most
accurate?
a. For a cumulative dose of between 50 and
60 mGy to the head there is a fivefold
increase in the risk of brain tumors
b. For a cumulative dose of between 50 and
60 mGy dose to bone marrow there is a
fivefold increase in the risk of leukemia
c. The lifetime additional risk of cancer due
to CT scans in children is 1 extra case for
10,000 children scanned
d. The baseline incidence of any form of
cancer in a child (before the age of 14) is
1 in 1000
e. The baseline incidence of any form of cancer is 1 in 20 in men before the age of 50.
 
Order The History Of Spine Trauma
2. Which one of the following factors does not
predispose children to cervical cord injuries
above C4 level?
a. Large head-to-body ratio
b. Horizontal, shallow facet joints
c. Ligamentous laxity
d. Increased spinal column elasticity
e. Age over 9 years
3. Which one of the following statements
regarding history of spine trauma is LEAST
accurate?
a. In young children aged 0-9 years, the predominant cause of injury is falls and
automobile-versus-pedestrian accidents
(>75%)
b. In children aged 10-14 years, motor vehicle accidents (40%) are the major cause
of lumbar fractures, and falls and
automobile-versus-pedestrian accidents
are less prevalent
c. In children 15-17 years of age, motor
vehicle and motorcycle accidents become
the leading cause of spine injuries
(>70%), and there is also an increase in
sports-related spine trauma
d. SCI should be suspected if the child
reports transient neurological symptoms
at the time of injury, even if they are
now resolved
e. Children with Down’s syndrome are at
higher risk of cervical injuries as it is associated with congenital fusion of cervical
vertebrae
4. A 9-year-old girl is involved in a MVA and
experiences a hyperflexion injury to the neck.
She develops numbness and tingling in her
arms and legs which progressed to an incomplete quadraparesis. GCS is 15/15. CT cervical
spine does not show any fracture. MRI is
shown below, and STIR sequences do not
show any ligamentous disruption. Which one
of the following statements is most accurate
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