Haemorrhages Flashcards

1
Q

What does an extradural haemorrhage look like

A

Lens shape

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2
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What causes extradural haemorrhage

A

Trauma, boxer, punched on a hight out

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What does a subdural haemorrhage look like, acute and chronic

A

Crescent shaped
Hyperdense when acute, hypodense when chronic

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4
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What causes Subdural haemorrhage

A

Old people falling over, chronic alcoholic

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5
Q

What does subarachnoid haemorrhage look like

A

White bits all over but sometimes hard to see

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6
Q

If you cant see a subarachnoid haemorrhage on CT what do you do

A

LP 12hrs later

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7
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What causes subarachnoid haemorrhage

A

Can be idiopathic, thunderclap headache

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