Coup contrecoup - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A comatose is A. Period of unconsciousness lasting more than six hours with individual is unable to be awakened and is unresponsive to sensory stimuli b. A vegetative state continues longer than four weeks c. When a person has problems with executive functions d. retrograde and anterograde memory loss Correct Answer a. a period of unconciousness lasting more than 6 hours with the individual unable to be awakened and is unresponsive to sensory stimuli (T/F/) The Glasgow Coma Scale or Ranch...

cerebrospinal fluid - ANSWERS-Contained between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes -Mechanical and immune protection, Forms cushion around brain and spinal chord coup - ANSWERSinjury occurs directly where impact is contrecoup - ANSWERSinjury occurs on opposite side of impact cerebral concussion (mTBI) - ANSWERSDefinition: "clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions" May experience these signs and symptoms without focal...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - ANSWER Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - ANSWER Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 - ANSWER Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to ...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answers brain pathology caused by external force Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) correct answers non-degenerative brain pathology introduced after birth TBI Risk Factors correct answers males males 0-4 age 15-19 >75 yo lower income unmarried urban residents history of substance abuse previous SBI Risk Factors identified as contributing to death from TBI correct answers individual behaviors physical environment access to services social envi...

cerebrospinal fluid - ANSWERS-Contained between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes -Mechanical and immune protection, Forms cushion around brain and spinal chord coup - ANSWERSinjury occurs directly where impact is contrecoup - ANSWERSinjury occurs on opposite side of impact cerebral concussion (mTBI) - ANSWERSDefinition: "clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions" May experience these signs and symptoms without focal...

4N051 SSgt WAPS - Full SKT (COMPLETE) 2024 Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral Edema...

Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - correct answerInability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - correct answerUsually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - correct answerBruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral ...

Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - ANSWER-Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - ANSWER-Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - ANSWER-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral Edema - ANSWER-Swelli...

Exam (Elaborations) 4N051 SSgt WAPS - Full SKT (Answered) 2024 Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - Answer ️️ -Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - Answer ️️ -Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - Answer ️️ -Bruising behind an ear over t...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to 1 day * 3 parts of neuro...