Acute brain injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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TNCC 9th Edition final exam test 100 questions with correct and verified answers. Graded A+ 1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. - Correct answer C. Not...

Final Exam: NR574/ NR 574 (2023/2024 New Update) Acute Care Practicum Review | Week 5-8 | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION TBI (traumatic brain injury) clinical findings headache dizziness fatigue memory loss confusion difficulty concentrating nausea and/or vomiting drowsiness, stupor, coma blurred or double vision seizure coma irregular or dilated pupils cranial nerve palsy speech impairment motor weakness or paralysis QUESTION Types...

-decreased LOC(lethargy to coma) -restlessness, irritability, confusion -headache -projectile N&V -change in speech pattern/slurred speech -dilated nonreactive pupils or constructed nonreactive pupils -ataxia -seizure -abnormal posturing -Cushing's triad: severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia Key sx of increased ICP - Symptoms of increased ICP -severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia What is Cushing's triad - Most at risk during 1st 72 hours after stroke onset ...

EMT Basic Exam 3 |Actual Exam| Questions and Answers| Multiple Choices| Verified Answers The MOST common and serious complication of a significant head injury is: A. cerebral edema. B. acute hypotension. C. a skull fracture. D. a hypoxic seizure. (Correct Answer: - A. cerebral edema. Moderate elevation in intracranial pressure with middle brain stem involvement is characterized by: A. increased blood pressure, bradycardia, reactive pupils, and rapid respiratio...

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ATCN 2020 Chapter 3 Shock Exam 2024 What is the first step in managing shock in trauma patients? -Answer-The first step in managing shock in trauma patients is to recognize it. Define Shock -Answer-An abnormality of the circulatory system that results in inadequate oxygen perfusion and tissue oxygenation. List the second step in managing shock -Answer-Is to identify the probable cause of shock and adjust treatment accordingly. List the four type of shock? -Answer-Cardiogenic Shock Obstru...

"Surveillance" is defined as - correct answer Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposed- true or false - correct answer True An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that - correct answer occurs after birth and is not hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false - correct ans...

Test Bank For High-Acuity Nursing 7th Edition by Kathleen Wagner ,Melanie Hardin-Pierce,Darlene Welsh,Karen Johnson. 1 High-Acuity Nursing 2 Holistic Care of the Patient and Family 3 Palliative and End-of-life Care 4 The Older Adult High-Acuity Patient 5 Acute Pain Management 6 Nutrition Support 7 Mechanical Ventilation 8 Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring 9 Basic Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring 10 Complex Wound Management 11 Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Function 12 Alterations in Pulmonary Func...

PRITE EXAM (2024/2025) - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Amnesia preceded by epigastric sensation and fear are associated with electrical abnormality where? Temporal lobe Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia Memory loss occurs for a discrete period of time Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after onset of etiologic condition or agent Anterograde What psychoactive drug produces amnesia? Alcohol Brain Lesions ... Visual problem in pituitary tumor compr...

Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th Edition Test Bank ISBN-10:5 ISBN-13:7192 Table of Contents UNIT 1 - Concepts of Health and Disease Chapter 1— Concepts of Health and Disease UNIT 2 - Cell Function and Growth Chapter 2 — Cell and Tissue Characteristics Chapter 3 — Cellular Adaptation, Injury, and Death Chapter 4 — Genetic Control of Cell Function and Inheritance Chapter 5 — Genetic and Congenital Disorders Chapter 6 — Neoplasia UNIT 3 - Disorders of Integrative Function Chapt...