MSN 612 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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 environment
Groups at higher risk of sustaining TBI correct answer: racial and ethnic minorities
military service members and veterans
people in correctional or detention facilities
people experiencing homelessness
survivors of intimate partner violence Disability after TBI correct answer: cognitive function
motor function
sensation
behavior
Prevent Falls, Be SAFER correct answer: sight
assistance
fitness
environment
review and report
External Force correct answer: something hits the head hard enough to cause movement of the brain
coup injuries and contrecoup injuries
skull fractures
Acceleration/ Deceleration Injuries correct answer: shaken baby
syndrome
most common cause of death from TBI in infants
Blast Injuries correct answer: exact mechanism of injury unknown, but has to do with severe changes in pressure
Penetrating Objects correct answer: direct damage to cells and blood vessels
Primary Damage TBI correct answer: occurs at time of injury
result of distinct mechanical factors
head accelerated by a blow, or when a moving head is suddenly decelerated, or when skull is punctured not usually affected by medical treatment
Secondary Effects of TBI correct answer: occur after accident
result of metabolic and physiologic events
potentially reversible by medical treatment
Examples of Primary Damage correct answer: contusions
lacerations
hematomas
diffuse axonal injuries
penetrating objects
blast injuries
Examples of Secondary Effect correct answer: increased intracranial pressure
cerebral hypoxia/ ischemia
intracranial hemorrhage
imbalance in electrolytes and acid-base imbalance
infection from open wounds
seizures
Cerebral Contusions correct answer: object hits head or head hits object
occipital blows
irregular cranial vault surface (anterior poles, undersurface of frontal lobes, undersurface of temporal lobes)
Lacerations correct answer: skull fractures
penetrating wounds
Hematoma correct answer: epidural
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