Coup contrecoup Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

4N051 SSgt WAPS - Full SKT (with complete solutions) Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia correct answers Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures correct answers 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 correct answers Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process ...

* 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 ne...

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...

How does traumatic brain injury differ from acquired brain injury? correct answer: tbi is caused by external force like contact injury. acquired injury is caused by internal factors and internal insults list four causes of ABI correct answer: falls strokes/seizures MVC/GSW abusive head trauma what happens in a coup-contrecoup injury? correct answer: coup is point of impact. contrecoup is opposite site of impact from rebound why is a brain injury called a silent epidemic? correct a...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 correct answer: Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 correct 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 correct answer: Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post ...

"coup" vs "contrecoup" - "coup"= place where actual insult happens (ex: if something hits your forehead then part of the brain right there may show damage) "countrecoup"= opposite place of brain that can show damage even though actual insult didn't happen there because if something hit you then your brain can be stretched and moved around and hit other areas 10% of axons in the optic nerve go where - superior colliculus 5 basic tastes - salty, sweet, bitter, sour, umami a lesion ...

CBIS Exam Prep Complete Questions and Answers(GRADED A) lost productivity - ANSWER one measure of the cost to society due to injury or disease; includes the loss of wages a person would have earned if they had not become unemployable due to disability, loss of taxes contributing to economy, costs to the government of supporting the individual, etc.; lost productivity costs DO NOT include cost of treatment and support post-injury or illness acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER An injury to ...

Concussion Correct Answer Momentary loss of consciousness and reflexes. Contusion Correct Answer Bruising on the surface of the brain is sustained at the time of injury. Small blood vessels on the surface of the brain hemorrhage and lead to condition. Definition of TBI Correct Answer an insult to the brain caused by an external physical force; results in impairment of cognitive/physical function; produce diminished state of consciousness; result in disturbance of behavioral/emotional funct...

CBIS Exam Prep Complete Questions and Answers(GRADED A) lost productivity - ANSWER one measure of the cost to society due to injury or disease; includes the loss of wages a person would have earned if they had not become unemployable due to disability, loss of taxes contributing to economy, costs to the government of supporting the individual, etc.; lost productivity costs DO NOT include cost of treatment and support post-injury or illness acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER An injury to ...

CBIS Exam Review Solution 2024 Update * Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - ANS-Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - ANS-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 - ANS-Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hour...