Herniated Nucleus Pulposus HNP Latest Update 2024-2025 100% Complete Questions and Verified Correct Answers Already Graded A+
Artificial Lumbar disc replacement - CORRECT ANSWER: Remove damaged disk,
need to restore high between vertebrae with a fake disc. Can regain same movement at the level of injury as had before.
Complications of HNP - CORRECT ANSWER: CSF leakage, Severe Headache,
paralytic Ileus, urinary retention.
diagnosis of HNP - CORRECT ANSWER: Signs and symptoms, x-ray, MRI CT Scan,
EMG
disectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: removal of damaged disc either microsurgical or
percutaneous methods.
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Cause - CORRECT ANSWER: Injury or trauma is the most
common cause
Interspinous process decompression system (Xstop) - CORRECT ANSWER: titanium
insert secured to vertebrae to help lift vertebrae off of pinched/compressed nerve. Less invasive than laminectomy
Intradiscal electrothermoplasty - CORRECT ANSWER: minimally invasive procedure
using a heated wire guided via x-ray to destroy fibers of the nerve compressed by the disc.
Laminectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: Lamina is removed to help reach the disc
material in order to remove the area that is causing nerve compression
Patho of Herniated nucleus pulposus - CORRECT ANSWER: Nucleus pulposus bugles
and eventually herniates thru the annulus fibrosis, disc material squeezes out into the spinal canal, nerve root pressure then develops
Post-op considerations - CORRECT ANSWER: dangle, stand, or ambulate. Maintain
alignment- avoid twisting, bending, and lifting. Monitor pain and I & O. Neruo checks and compare with preop baseline
Radiofreqency discal nucleoplasty - CORRECT ANSWER: Radiofrequency applied to
breakdown nucleus to decompress nerve roots.
Report to MD if - CORRECT ANSWER: apparent motor weakness wore than preop,
paralysis, paresthesia.
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