CBIS EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM /200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+
(CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST EXAM
If a patient is actively choking and unable to exchange air, medical personnel should be trained to
provide:
A. Heimlich maneuver
B. IV antibiotics
C. Suctioning - ANSWER-A
True or False: Substance abuse causes significant negative effects on the brain and central nervous
system. - ANSWER-True
True or False: The most common neurological condition reported after brain injury is seizures. -
ANSWER-False (headache)
Paralysis on one side of the body is called:
A.Hemiparesis
B.Hemiplegia
C.Hematoma - ANSWER-B
A twisted position to the neck is called:
A.Tracheostomy
B.Torticollis
C.Hemiparetic - ANSWER-B
Psychiatric manifestations that may occur after brain injury include:
A. Bipolar disorder
B. Major depression
,C. Anxiety disorder
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D
Important pre-assessment information includes:
A. How the injury happened
B. Age at onset of injury
C. History of major hospitalizations and surgeries
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D
Trauma to the _______ can affect the respiratory system.
A.Skin
B.Gastrointestinal area
C.Trachea and larynx - ANSWER-C
____________ is an increase in muscle tone-tension:
A.Contractures
B.Heterotopic ossification
C. Spasticity - ANSWER-C
A __________ may be places in a surgical opening into the stomach to administer liquid feedings:
A. A shunt
B. A gastrostomy tube
C. A pharyngeal tube - ANSWER-B
True or False: Medications to enhance
arousal, for behavioral control and mood regulation after brain injury have only a positive effect on
recovery. - ANSWER-False
Cardiovascular injury following BI may be due to:
,A. Complications from direct trauma
B. Damage to the area of the brain that controls the heart
C. Both A and B - ANSWER-C
True or False: Persons with hypo arousal may benefit from increased environmental stimulation. -
ANSWER-True
4.2.8 True or False: An antidepressant can take 3-8 weeks before a noticeable change occurs. - ANSWER-
True
A disturbance in a specific, localized area of one hemisphere of the brain is called:
A.A generalized seizure
B.A partial seizure
C.An absence seizure - ANSWER-B
_________ seizures, formerly known as petit mal, have transient loss of consciousness for several
seconds, with a loss of attention or staring into space:
A. Simple partial
B. Absence
C. Myoclonic - ANSWER-B
Nearly ____% of individuals with ABI had a history of alcohol abuse or dependence prior to injury.
A. 10%
B. 58%
C. 72% - ANSWER-B
True or False: Difficulty swallowing is called aphasia. - ANSWER-False (dysphagia)
Coordinated, rhythmic contractions of smooth muscle that forces food through the digestive track is
called:
, A. Regurgitation
B. Polydipsia
C. Peristalsis - ANSWER-C
When a person awakens after a seizure to a state of confusion, extreme fatigue and no memory
of seizure, this is called:
A. Postictal state
B. Tardive dyskinesia
C. Status epilepticus - ANSWER-A
True or False: Weakness on one side of the body is called hemiplegia. - ANSWER-False (hemiparesis)
16 Hydrocephalus is enlargement of: A.The ventricles
B.The external meatus
C.Hematoma - ANSWER-A
_________ is a serious potential complication of immobility:
A.Cogwheel rigidity
B. Cellulitis
C.Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) - ANSWER-C
Examples of SSRI antidepressants
include:
A.Desyrel and Ambien
B.Haldol
C.Paxil and Celexa - ANSWER-C
Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease include:
A. Age, depression, cigarette use
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