5 Disc Diseases Webinar Quiz

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1. Which of the following types of disc disease is best described as a low-volume, high velocity extrusion of disc material into the spinal cord.
Type I
Type II
Type III
Fibrocartilagenous emboli
Discospondylitis

2. The evolution of discospondylitis into a space occupying abscess surrounding the spinal canal is called:
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Meningoencephalitis
Myelitis
Empyema

3. Which of the following is considered a poor prognostic indicator of long term success in regards to disc disease at the lumbosacral junction (L7-S1)?
The degree of spinal pain
Urinary or fecal incontinence
The presence of a root signature in the pelvic limb
The size of the disc rupture on the MRI
Decreased spinal reflexes in the pelvic limbs

4. Which of following is NOT considered a common treatment of Type III disc disease?
Rehabilitation
Emergent surgical decompression
Pain medications
Medications to support micturition
Exercise restriction

5. In regards to the T2W signal seen in the spinal cord secondary to a fibrocartilagenous emboli, which of the following would indicate a good prognosis?
A lesion less than 2 vertebral segments in length
A lesion in the caudal cervical intumescence
A lesion that is only 80% of the cross sectional area of the spinal cord
A lesion at the lumbosacral intumescence