Chapter 9 Quiz

Brookshire Chapter 9 Quiz

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1. Which of the following places a person at higher risk for a head injury? (check all that apply)
being male
using alcohol
wearing a helmet
having a Type A personality
boxing

2. Respiratory compromise related to injuries sustained at the same time as TBI can result in:
hydrocephalus
ischemic brain damage
cerebral edema
all of the above

3. Patients with subdural hematomas almost always have a skull fracture
True
False

4. The potential for brain movement within the skull is greater for:
front-to-back movement
side-to-side movement

5. Which of the following injuries is likely to result in more severe brain damage?
a blow to the head from a baseball or bat
impact from a fall from a horse

6. The period of time following a brain injury when a patient is unable to store new information is called:
GOAT
LOC
ICP
PTA

7. When a patient can consistently follow simple commands, they have reached what stage of recovery on the Rancho Los Amigos?
localized response
confused nonagitated
confused appropriate
purposeful appropriate

8. Being unable to remember the minutes or hours before a brain injury is called
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
continuous memory

9. According to Brookshire, SLPs can train family members to provide coma stimulation.
True
False

10. Incentive feedback is effective for patients with TBI in the early stages of recovery.
True
False