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4] Treating The Patient With Brain Injury Flashcards

1
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4 main types of brain injury

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1] external forces
2] accelerate/decelerate
3] blast injuries
4] [penetrating objects

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Gender more likely to have TBI related deaths and injuries

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Men (3x more for death)

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0-4 years get TBI by

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Assault

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5-24 years get TBI by

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MVA

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65 and older get TBI by

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Falls

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What are the deficits seen with damage to the frontal lobe

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Deficits in: reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, problem solving

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Deficits seen with damage to the parietal lobe

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Movement
Orientation
Recognition
Perception of stimuli

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Deficits associated with damage to the temporal lobe

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Perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory and speech

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Wandering hand syndrome seen with damage to whcih lobe

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Temporal lobe

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Deficits seen with damage to the occipital love

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Visual processing deficit

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Deficits seen with damage to the cerebellum

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Incoordination of voluntary movements resulting in problems with: 
Posture
Balance
Coordination
Speech
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12
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Damage to what results in difficulty learning motor behaviors?

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Cerebellum

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13
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Delicate and rapid sequence of sensory and motor events requiring the coordination activity of several parts of the body

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Communication

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14
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Listeners do not tell on

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Info delivered from speech waves

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15
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Listeners depend on ?

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Cues- CONTEXT

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Which population has the most amount of language disorders?

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Children - 43.7%

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Vocal tract includes

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Lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nose and mouth

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18
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3 primary functions of speech production

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Breathing
Swallowing
Speech

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19
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When we speak, what do we control?

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Rate of breathing

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20
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Impaired auditory comprehension, speech is often a normal rate and melody

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Fluent aphasia

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21
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Fluent aphasia is lesion where

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Posterior temporal gyrus of L hemisphere

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Non-fluent aphasia is characterized by

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Limited vocab
Hesitant speech
Awkward articulation
Restricted use of grammar

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Where is non-fluent aphasia located

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Anterior lesion- frontal convolution in L hemisphere

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Global aphasia is not a type but

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A designation of severity

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Wernickes aphasia is AKA

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Fluent, sensory, receptive aphasia

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Wernickes aphasia is located?

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Lesion in posterior portion- temporal gyrus L hemisphere

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Characterized by impaired auditory comprehension

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Wernickes aphasia

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Wernickes aphasia is?

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Fluent speech with word subs and nonsense words

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29
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Reading and writing for wernickes

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Severely impaired

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30
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Define anomic aphasia

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Can’t find the right words in context of fluent, grammatically well-formed speech

31
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Wernickes aphasia may evolve into ?

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Anomic aphasia

32
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Brocas aphasia is aka

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Nonfluent
Expressive
Motor
Verbal aphasia

33
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Brocas aphasia is a lesion in ?

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Frontal convolution of L hemisphere in subcortical white matter and extends posteriorly to precentral gyrus

34
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Broca’s aphasia is characterized by (4)

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Awkward articulation
Restricted vocab
Writing skills mirror speech pattern
Reading is less impaired than speech and writing

35
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Conduction aphasia is a lesion in?

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Parietal lobe or posterior superior temporal lobe

36
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Can be fluent or non-fluent

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Conduction aphasia

37
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What’s good and poor in conduction aphasia

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Good comprehension

Poor repetition, naming, writing

38
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Transcortical motor aphasia is a lesion in

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Anterior superior frontal lobe

39
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What type of aphasia is transcortical motor aphasia?

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Non-fluent aphasia

40
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What’s good and poor in transcortical motor aphasia?

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Good comprehension, excellent repetition.

Poor naming and writing.

41
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Pure word deafness is a lesion in

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Heschl’s gyrus or b/w that and temporal gyrus

42
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Is pure word deafness fluent or nonfluent aphasia?

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Fluent aphasia

43
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What’s good and poor with pure word deafness?

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Good writing, naming, reading comprehension.

Poor comprehension and repetition.

44
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Rancho-

Purposeful, appropriate, stand-by assistance on request

45
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Rancho-

Confused, appropriate, mod A

46
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Rancho-

Purposeful, appropriate; modified independent

47
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Rancho-

Confused, inappropriate non-agitated, max A

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Level 5 rancho

48
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Rancho-

Purposeful, appropriate; stand by assistance

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Rancho level 8

49
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Rancho- automatic, appropriate; min A for daily living skills

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Rancho- level 7

50
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Rancho-

No response, total assistance

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Rancho level 1

51
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Rancho-

Generalized response, total assistance

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Level 2 rancho

52
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Rancho-

No response, total assistance

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Level 1 rancho

53
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Rancho-

Localized response; total assistance

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Rancho level 3

54
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Rancho-

Confused/agitated: max A

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Level 4 rancho

55
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Rancho-

Confused, inappropriate, non-agitated: max A

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Level 5 rancho

56
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Rancho-

Confused, appropriate: mod A

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Level 6 rancho

57
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3 parts if treatment of individuals with TBI

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Physical
Cognitive
Behavioral

58
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What other factors affect cognition? (3)

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Depression
Meds
Not enough sleep

59
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One way to maximize performance and learning

A

Memory book

60
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5 things you can put in a memory book

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Photos
Calendar
Therapy schedule
Activity log 
HEP
61
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What’s the first thing you do with a patient?

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CHECK alertness!!

62
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Criteria for cessation of physical rehab session (12)

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1- Sx drop in MAP (dizzy, lighthead, syncope)
2- HR less than 40 or more than 130 
3- RR less than 5 or more than 40 
4- SBP more than 180
5- new arrhythmia 
6- possible MI
7- pulse ox more than 88%
8- marked vent dysynchrony
9- patient distress 
10- concern for airway device integrity 
11- fall to knees 
12- endotracheal tube removal
63
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4 stages of treating a patient with increased agitation

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1- anxiety
2- defensive
3- increased tension
4- acting out

64
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Patients behavior for anxiety

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Can see undirected energy

65
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 Offer empathy
 Ask pt what may make them feel better & comply if able
 Make sure person knows thatyou have heard/understand
the concerns

A

Staff response to anxiety

66
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 Rational thought is lost
 Self-protection primary goal of pt
 See verbal belligerence & 
hostility
 See power struggles/ “button pushing”
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Patients behavior- defensive

67
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Most critical step in treating a patient with increased agitation

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DEFENSIVE STEP

68
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  • identify what situations are primarily responsible
  • remain professional and in control
  • set structural limits that are clear to person,s imple and enforceable
  • deliver in non-threatening manner
  • make individual aware of appropriate response
  • practice response
A

Staff response to defensive

69
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See loss of physical and emotional control

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Patient behavior- acting out

70
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  • Use LEAST restrictive form of crisis intervention

- verbal management of situation is exhausted

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Staff response to acting out

71
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Most important stage of treating pt with increased agitation

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Tension reduction

72
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Happens after person acts out, pt starts gaining physical and emotional control, may not remember anything of event

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Tension reduction

73
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• Re-establish channel of 
communication
• Have pt take deep breaths 
(proves he is able to follow 
commands & will help personrelax)
• Provide pt with information 
about what is going to occur 
next
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Staff response to tension reduction

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