TBI Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the most reliable method of confirming and montioring correct placement of an ET tube? - Answer- Continuous waveform capnography The upper airway consists of... - Answer- Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx No gas exchange occurs here __________, it's called ____________. - Answer- Nose to terminal bronchioles, anatomical dead space. (2ml/kg of inspired tidal volume) They conduct airflow towards gas exchange units. Crycothyroid membrane - Answer- between thyroid a...

Exam 3: NUR253/ NUR 253 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Mental Health Nursing Exam Review| Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Galen Q: illness anxiety disorder Answer: Characterized by extreme worry & fear about the possibility of having a disease. Which leads to frequent scanning of body for signs of illness **hypochondriac** Q: Factitous disorder Answer: (previously known as Munchausen syndrome) consciously pretend to be ill to ge...

What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes - 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma - Diabetes Insipidus A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They...

What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes - ANS - 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma - ANS - Diabetes Insipidus A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle ac...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answer: brain pathology caused by external force Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) correct answer: non-degenerative brain pathology introduced after birth TBI Risk Factors correct answer: 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 answer: individual behaviors physical environment access to services social ...

CBIS Practice Test fully solved 2023/2024 "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 ti...

Nur 265 Literally Exam 3. (Answered) Complete Solution #1: The nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle crash. It is priority for the nurse to notify the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) in the client: Takes prescribed warfarin daily. RATIONALE: Pg. 2400. Hemorrhage may occur as part of the primary injury and begin at the moment of impact. Warfarin is a blood thinner and the patient may...

ATLS Written Review Latest 2023 Graded A+ What is the primary goal of treating TBI? How is this done? Correct ans - preventing secondary brain injury. This is done by maintaining blood pressure and providing adequate profusion. After managing ABCDEs of TBI what MUST be identified if present? How is this done? Correct ans - mass lesion that requires surgical evacuation is critical! this is done with CT. NOTE: obtaining a CT should not delay patient transfer to trauma center. Which brain ...

"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...

NUR 265 EXAM 3 REVIEW #1: The nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle crash. It is priority for the nurse to notify the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) in the client: Takes prescribed warfarin daily. RATIONALE: Pg. 2400. Hemorrhage may occur as part of the primary injury and begin at the moment of impact. Warfarin is a blood thinner and the patient may bleed out if they have a hemato...

Nuerocognitive Issues Assoicated with Frontal Lobe - Emotional control, behavioral control, verbal expression, problem solving, decision making, social control, attention, motivation Acquired BI - An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative or induced by birth trauma TBI - An alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology, casused by an external force Mild TBI Characteristics - Brief or no loss of consciousness for 0-30mins, altered state ...