A 37-year-old male is brought to the clinic by his wife because the patient is experiencing loss of motor function and sensation. The physician suspects the patient has a spinal cord tumor and hospitalizes him for diagnostic testing
In preparation for diagnostic studies, the nurse will inform the patient that the most commonly used study to diagnose spinal cord compression from a tumor is what?
A) An x-ray
B) An ultrasound
C) A CT scan
D) An MRI scan
Ans: D
Feedback: The MRI scan is the most commonly used diagnostic procedure. It is the most sensitive diagnostic tool that is particularly helpful in detecting epidural spinal cord compression and vertebral bone metastases. Therefore options A, B, and C are incorrect.
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