Traumatic brain injury Flashcards
1
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frontal lobe function
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- goal directed behavior
- personality
- emotional control
- memory
- brocas area
2
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what is brocas area
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- language expression
- you know what to say but cant say it
3
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function of parietal lobe
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- visual and auditory stimuli for language (hard to explain what they see)
- aware of things
4
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temporal lobe function
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- smell, hearing
- balance and equilibrium
- wernickes area
- complex visual processing
5
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what is wernickes area
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- lanaguge comprehension
- know what they want to say but cant say the right words
6
Q
what is function of occipital lobe
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- receives and processes visual info
- eye movements
7
Q
cerebellum function
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- controls fine movement
- coordinates muscle and balance
8
Q
what does the brain stem function
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- breathing, digestion heart rate, blood pressure
9
Q
what 3 factora can increase ICP
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- increased brain matter
- increased CSF fluid
- increased blood volume
10
Q
what is the sign of cushings triad
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- systolic BP increases
- decrease pulse
- decreased respiration’s
11
Q
treatment for increased ICP
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- blood pressure management
- mannitol and 3% hypertonic saline infusion (help water move out of cells)
- decardon IV
12
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what is the glascow coma scale used for
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to assess brain injuries
- eye opening
- best verbal response
- best motor response
13
Q
what is primary injury
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- what happens in the moment
- bleeding
- skull fractures
- brain tissue disruption
14
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secondary injury
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- damage that happens after primary
- try to prevent
- edema
- ischemia
- infection
- seizures
