disorders of consciousness

Question 1

ABI: acquired brain injury

Answer 1

injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma. An injury to the brain that has occurred after birth.

Question 2

TBI: traumatic brain injury

Answer 2

caused by an external physical force that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning”

Question 3

RANCHO SCALE is a descriptor of

Answer 3

patient behavior

Question 4

disorders of unconsciousness

Answer 4

coma OR
vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome

Question 5

disorders of consciousness

Answer 5

minimal conscious state OR
conscious

Question 6

minimally conscious state

Answer 6

normal arousal
fluctuating awareness

Question 7

locked in syndrome

Answer 7

normal arousal
normal awareness

Question 8

PRIMARY BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY IMPAIRMENTS

Answer 8

Agitation
◦ Aggression
◦ Irritability
◦ Disinhibition
◦ Impulsiveness
◦ Lack of concern
◦ Perseveration
◦ Decreased judgment
◦ Reduced insight of deficits

Question 8

PRIMARY COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS

Answer 8

◦ Decreased level of consciousness/alertness
◦ Decreased command following ◦ Memory loss
◦ Orientation/confusion
◦ Decreased attention
◦ Loss of reasoning
◦ Reduced problem-solving skills ◦ Reduced executive function

Question 9

SECONDARY IMPAIRMENTS of cardiopulmonary

Answer 9

◦ DVT
◦ Decreased endurance
◦ Decreased activity tolerance
◦ Infection
◦ Pneumonia
◦ *Sympathetic storming
DUE TO IMMOBILITY

Question 10

integumentary secondary impairments

Answer 10

PRESSURE ULCERS