Nerve Injuries of Upper Extremity
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- Q1Which one of these are not a site where the median nerve gets entrapped?Cervical spineInterscalene triangleCarpal tunnelSupinator30s
- Q2Dean has complained of inflammation on his elbow. He often experiences pain on his forearm when pulling out his chair and picking up the phone at work. After evaluation, the hand therapist determines Dean is experiencing:Tennis elbowGolfer's elbowDe Quervain's syndromeRaynaud's syndrome30s
- Q3A lesion to the musculocutaneous nerve resulting in muscle weakness would limit a client’s ability to perform what action?Bring food items to their mouthSide reach for objects on a tablePush up from a chairReach overhead to access a cabinet30s
- Q4Ben is experiencing numbness and tingling in bilateral upper extremities due to narrowing of the spinal canal in his cervical vertebrae. This condition is known as:Cauda equina syndromeThoracic inlet syndromeStenosisStereognosis30s
- Q5A child comes into the clinic after losing balance while climbing a tree. He fell a few feet but grabbed a branch with his right arm before he hit the ground. The child is now experiencing numbness on the medial side of his arm and hand, he also is exhibiting a claw hand. Which type of nerve injury do you believe he has acquired?Horner’s SyndromeKlumpke’s PalsyThoracic Outlet SyndromeErb Duchenne Palsy30s
- Q6Which of the following nerves would NOT be affected by Erb-Duchenne Palsy?Axillary nerveLong thoracic nerveMusculocutaneous nerveAccessory nerve30s
- Q7Alex has developed Horner’s syndrome and presents with excessive sweating and a droopy eye lid. These symptoms are medically termed as:Miosis and AnhydrosisAnhydrosis and PtosisPtosis and MiosisEnophthalmos and Ptosis30s
- Q8The difference between an ulnar nerve lesion at the wrist vs the elbow is…A lesion at the elbow will cause ulnar deviation while ulnar nerve lesion at the wrist will notThe injury at the elbow will result in a less evident claw hand as compared to an injury at the wrist.There is no differenceThe injury at the elbow will produce tingling in the 5th and medial half of the 4th digit while ulnar nerve lesion at the wrist will not30s
- Q9Rebecca has been diagnosed with type III Guyon’s canal syndrome. Which of the follow describes type III Guyon’s canal syndrome?Just proximal to Guyon's canal and there are both motor and sensory abnormalitiesOnly sensory there is no motor deficitOnly motor there is no sensory deficitWeakness in muscles innervated by the deep branch & may spare hypothenar muscles30s
- Q10A newly wed came into your clinic complaining that he cannot extend his wrist (wrist drop). He stated that he has been sleeping with his arm around his new wife and her head resting on his shoulder. What nerve injury do you suspect he has?Recurrent branch of the median nerve lesionPosterior interosseous neuropathyAxillary neuropathyAnterior interosseous neuropathy30s
- Q11This nerve injury presents when a client is asked to make a fist. The median nerve is being affected at the elbow or wrist. The client is unable to flex MCP & IP joints on the middle and index finger. Which nerve injury is being described?Hand of BenedictionUlnar ClawKlumpke’s PalsySimian Hand30s
- Q12A temporary interruption of conduction with no loss of axonal continuity is the definition of:NeurapraxiaAxonotmesisAxonopraxiaNeurotmesis30s
- Q13What paralysis involves both arms and one leg?TriplegiaMonoplegiaDiplegiaHemiplegia30s
- Q14What is the syndrome called that describes pressure on the nerves at the end of the spinal cord and can cause sensory loss in the saddle area?AnterolisthesisHemiplegiaLumbar stenosisCauda equina syndrome30s
- Q15What peripheral nerve injury consists of a loss of continuity of the axon but preservation of the connective tissue?NeurapraxiaAxonopraxiaNeurotmesisAxonotmesis30s