Final Exam Flashcards

1
Q

mTBI

A

mild traumatic brain injury
-not life threatening
-direct blow or fall
-headache, tinnitus, nausea
-refer to physician

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

second impact syndrome

A

-when athlete’s brain swells, bleeds significantly, and herniates due to concussion
-same symptoms and signs as mTBI
-is life threatening
-call 911

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

cerebral contusion (intracerebral bleeding)

A

-when brain is bruised
-blood leaks into the brain tissue
-blow to the head, crash, or fall
-refer to physician

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

epidural hematoma

A

-TBI when artery or vein is damaged and blood accumulates between the skull and the duramater
-direct blow
-s&s are similar to mTBI

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

subdural hematoma

A

-blood in the brain
-summon EMS immediately

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

skull fractures

A

-simple, linear, depressed, compound
-significant blow to head
-TBI symptoms, deformity, clear fluid coming out of ears or nose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

battle’s sign

A

bruising behind the ears
-skull fracture symptom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

raccoon eyes

A

bruising under the eyes
-skull fracture symptom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

TMJ dysfunction

A

-tmj can be inflamed with overuse or dislocated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

hyphema

A

-blood that accumulates in the anterior chamber of the eye
-light sensitivity, blurred vision

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

conjunctivitis

A

-pink eye
-highly contagious
-viral infection
-practice good hygiene

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

tympanic membrane rupture

A

eardrum rupture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

auricular hematoma

A

-cauliflower ear
-constant friction of the ear
-blunt trauma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

otis externa

A

-swimmers ear
-remaining water in the outer ear canal causing bacteria to grow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

otitis media

A

-middle ear infection
-bacteria trapped in middle ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

epistaxis

17
Q

subluxation

A

tooth knocked loose but not out

18
Q

luxation

A

tooth knocked and visibly crooked

19
Q

volkmann’s contracture

A

insufficient blood flow and oxygen cause the hand to take on a claw-like appearance
-caused by fall or direct blow

20
Q

carpal tunnel syndrome

A

chronic condition involving the median nerve from repetitive wrist flexion
-tingling, numbness

21
Q

myositis ossificans

A

ectopic bony growth that occurs in muscle groups, particularly the quad and bicep

22
Q

quad strain

A

-can hear a pop
-immediate sever pain, defect or bump

23
Q

patellar dislocations & sublixations

A

-most likely to move laterally
-more common in females

24
Q

medial tibia stress syndrome

A

-shin splints
-overload of the medial musculature that lies over the tibia

25
compartment syndrome
pressure in the lower leg compartments increases and begins to compromise the nerve and vascular structures
26
herniated disc
-usually chronic -when the jelly center of a spinal dic tears through the outer layer, potentially hitting nerves
27
spondylolysis
-a stress fracture in the small ridges of bone that connect the vertabrae -trauma or repetitive loading/hyperextension
28
spondylolisthesis
when a vertebrae slips out of place and places pressure on the vertebrae below
29
focal
concentrated hit (skull)
30
diffused
low velocity, large area (intracranial bleeding)
31
retrograde amnesia
cannot recall memories from before the event
32
anterograde amnesia
cannot recall things after the traumatic event
33
cushing response
a physiological nervous system response to an increased intracranial pressure
34
jersey finger
tear or rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon (top 1/3 of finger breaks)
35
commotio cordis
-sudden death due to a disruption in the heart's electrical conductivity -when an athlete is struck by an object at the sternum
36
kidney contusions
-caused by blunt force trauma -back pain, nausea, difficulty breathing
37
hernia
abnormal exit of tissue or an organ through the wall of a cavity where it normally resides