a 13 year old developed a subdural hematoma after being hit in the head by a golf ball during a tournament and will be taken to surgery. which information answers the parents questions about surgery - ️️the bleeding above the surface of the brain is squeezing the brain and causing it to functio...
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a 13 year old developed a subdural hematoma after being hit in the head by a golf ball during a
tournament and will be taken to surgery. which information answers the parents questions about
surgery - ✔ ✔ the bleeding above the surface of the brain is squeezing the brain and causing it to
function poorly. it can damage the brain unless surgery is done to remove the blood clot and relieve the
pressure
an elderly male with long term alcohol abuse falls and experiences a hematoma between the dura mater
and the brain. which term describes this type of hematoma - ✔ ✔ subdural
an epidural hematoma is bleeding occurring between the dura mater and which other structure - ✔ ✔
skull
an individual with a vertebral injury is experiencing a loss of sensation and reflexes, as well as
hypotension. which other clinical manifestations may be anticipated - ✔ ✔ - Poikilothermia
- urinary incontinence
- flaccidity in the muscles
which action tests for kernig sign - ✔ ✔ Straighten the knee with the hip and knee in a flexed
position.
which are common causes of traumatic brain injury - ✔ ✔ - falls
- violence
- sports related events
- transportation related events
which assessment finding is associated with an astrocytoma - ✔ ✔ focal seizure disorder with
headache
which assessment finding is associated with cord swelling in the cervical region after a motor vehicle
accident - ✔ ✔ breathing difficulty
which assessment finding may cause autonomic hyperreflexia after a spinal cord injury - ✔ ✔
distended bladder
which assessment findings would be consistent with an extradural hematoma - ✔ ✔ loss of
consciousness at injury, followed by a lucid interval
, which characteristics are associated with autonomic hyperreflexia after a spinal cord injury at t4 - ✔ ✔
- headache
- blurred vision
- upper body flushing
- paroxysmal hypertension
which class of vertebral injury is associated with spinal cord trauma, and its computed tomography scan
shows that the vertebral body has shattered into several fragments - ✔ ✔ burst fracture
which clinical is associated with meningococcal meningitis - ✔ ✔ petechial rash on skin and mucous
membranes
which clinical manifestation may be associated with back pain, impaired sensation at l4-l5 levels, and
pain when sneezing and coughing - ✔ ✔ decreased ankle jerk relfex
which complication is associated with an individual admitted to the emergency department with a head
injury after being hit with a baseball bat - ✔ ✔ extradural hematoma
which complication is associated with moderate blunt trauma due to diffuse axonal injury - ✔ ✔
retrograde amnesia
which condition is associated with a pricking and burning sensation in the extremities, as well as cramps,
fasciculation and atrophy - ✔ ✔ radicular syndrome
which condition is associated with paresis of the legs, paralysis of the eye muscle, and respiratory
insufficiency following a viral respiratory infection - ✔ ✔ guillain barre syndrome
which explanation by a health care provider to a concerned family member accounts for a severely
depressed level of consciousness in bacterial meningitis - ✔ ✔ the infection blocks the passages of
which this fluid is removed, thereby causing it to accumulate. this accumulation of fluid puts pressure on
brain cells and prevents them from functioning normally
which finding in the review of systems would pose a potential risk factor for the development of chronic
traumatic encephalopathy in an individual with a history of concussions - ✔ ✔ played professional
sports in the past but has since retired
which finding indicates that spinal shock is termination following a vertebral column injury - ✔ ✔ the
patient reports a tingling sensation in the legs
which findings are consistent with spondylolisthesis - ✔ ✔ vertebra sliding forward an onto the
vertebra below it
which findings is associated with guillain barre syndrome - ✔ ✔ ascending motor paralysis
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