Acquired brain injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Diffused axonal injury - ANSWER With closed injuries, there can also be more diffuse injury resulting from tearing or shearing of axons. It is the most common form of damage to the brain. TBI is a contributing factor to what fraction of all injury related deaths in the US - ANSWER 1/3 Acquired Brain Injury is the second most prevalent disability in the US - ANSWER True What percent of TBI's that occur each year are concussions? - ANSWER 75% ABI is a type of TBI - ANSWER True Risk...

CBIS Exam Correct Questions aAcquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury that occurs after birth and includes injuries caused by external physical forces and those caused by internal insults to the brain Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANSWER Alternation to brain function caused by external forces What are the 4 types of acquired brain injury? - ANSWER 1. traumatic impact- open 2. traumatic impact- closed 3. traumatic inertial - DAI 4. non-traumatic injuries coup-countercoup injury - ...

Exam 3: NSG550/ NSG 550 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Acetylcholine receptor antibody test Answer: Used to diagnose acquired myasthenia gravis and monitor pt response to immunosuppressive therapy. MG is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies that block or destroy receptors for Ach. MG s/s=muscle weakness and fatigue Q: Cholinesterase Answer: Identify patients with ...

CBIS TEST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM NEWEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ iatrogenesis - ANSWER-Inadvertently induced disease or problem caused by a physician, therapy, or the medical setting itself. ---For example, some diseases are iatrogenic in nature (e.g., MRSA contracted while at the hospital, when the patient came in with a burn wound). Acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER-injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or indu...

CBIS LATEST EXAM 2024 PRACTICE TEST 100% Correct Graded + VERSION 1 (V1) 1. Why is Brain Injury considered the silent epidemic? Many problems that result from a brain injury are not always readily apparent. a. The effects of the brain injury (BI), such as changes in thinking, may not be readily apparent to an outside observer b. Negative consequences occur when the general public and medical providers do not recognize the effect of BI: i. Problems at work/ school ii. Changes in persona...

Acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - ANSWER an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - ANSWER -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate brain injury - ANSWER -marked ...

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

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 the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative,...

Acquired Brain Injury JMU Final

Acquired brain injury (ABI) - injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate brain injury - -marked by unconsciousness for any p...