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Intro And Cranial Trauma Flashcards

1
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This is suited for frontal sinus

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Caldwell view

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2
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What is the other name of waters view

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Occipitomental view

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3
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What is your first diagnostic procedure when it comes to head trauma

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Conventional radiography

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4
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This is performed in unconscious patients with sever head injury

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Cranial CT scan

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5
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This is used in the detection of acute epidural and subdural hematoma and non hemorrhagic brain injury

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MRI

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6
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3 types of fracture

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Linear

Depressed

Diastatic

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7
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This type of fracture is commonly seen among infants or children

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Diastatic

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8
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What are the physical signs of temporal fracture

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Hemotympanum
CSF otorrhea
Battle sign

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9
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What are findings of head CT scan in temporal fracture

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Opacification of the mastoid air cells

Fluid in the middle ear

Pneumocephalus

Pneumolabyrinth

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10
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What are the types of temporal fracture

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Longitudinal

Transverse

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11
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This fracture line is along the axis of the petrous bone

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Longitudinal temporal bone fracture

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12
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This fracture may involve the carotid canal or jugular foremen causing injury to the carotid artery or jugular vein

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Transverse temporal bone fracture

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13
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This type of head injury occurs as a first result of a blow to the head

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Primary lesions

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14
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What are the type of extra axial primary lesions

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Epidural hematoma

Subdural hematoma

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Intraventricular hemorrhage

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15
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What are the types of intraaxial primary lesions

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Diffuse axonal injury

Cortical contusions

Intracerebral hematomas

Subcortical gray matter injury

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16
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what are the types of secondary lesions

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Cerebral swelling
Brain herniation
Hydrocephalus 
Ischemia
Csf leak
Leptomeningeal cyst
Encephalomalacia
17
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Epidural hematoma in CT scan is describe as

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Lenticular

Biconvex

18
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This type of hematoma is arterial in origin

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Epidural hematoma

19
Q

This is crescentric

Extra axial collection

Does not cross the falx cerebri and tentorium

Can cross sutural margins

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Subdural hematoma

20
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Linear areas of high attenuation within the cisterns and sulci

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

21
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Small petechial hemorrhage at the gray white matter junction or corpus callosum

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Diffuse axonal injury

22
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Which area of the focal brain is cortical contusion seen

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Superficial gray matter

23
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Cortical contusion occurs where

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Bony protuberance

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