This course is sponsored via an educational grant from Medtronic.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- List the rationale for different types of braces
- Recognize presentation of herniated thoracic disk
- List common tumors
- Explain the rationale and presentation of spinal emergency patients
- Recognize the mechanism, patient history, and physical exam finding of lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, cervical radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, axial neck pain
- Diagnose stroke from exam and history
- Recognize signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure
- Review computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain
- Identify bones, disks, and nerves on a lumbar MRI and cervical MRI
- Identify signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus in children
- Identify anatomy and terminology as it relates to neurosurgical coding
- Identify strategies to align advanced practice providers (APPs) utilization and payment policy
Program
– SNAP Cerebrovascular New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Critical Care New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Functional New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP General New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Neuroimaging New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Neuro-Oncology New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Pediatric New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Socioeconomic New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Spine New to Neuro Bundle
– SNAP Trauma New to Neuro Bundle
