Brain
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When do you use contrast for brain imaging?
infection
tumor
multiple sclerosis
tumor
multiple sclerosis
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CT is better for?
facial evaluation
(also cheaper and faster)
(also cheaper and faster)
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MRI is better for?
tissue differntiation
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MRI is better for which type of trauma?
subacute
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What does blood appear on CT?
white
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What is evaluated on glasgow coma scale?
Eye opening (1-4)
verbal response (1-5)
motor response (1-6)
verbal response (1-5)
motor response (1-6)
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What is a normal number for the glasgow coma scale?
15
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What are common dangerous mechanisms of head injury?
pedestrian struck by motor vehicle
occupant ejected from motor vehicle
fall from >3 feet or >5 stairs
occupant ejected from motor vehicle
fall from >3 feet or >5 stairs
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What are the signs for basilar skull fracture?
hemotypanum
raccoon eyes (periorbital ecchymosis)
battle's sign (mastoid ecchymosis)
Halo sign (CSF oto-/ rhinorrhea)
raccoon eyes (periorbital ecchymosis)
battle's sign (mastoid ecchymosis)
Halo sign (CSF oto-/ rhinorrhea)
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When do you exclude the canadian head CT criteria?
less than 16
on anticoagulants (give CT regardless)
post traumatic seizure (give CT regardless)
on anticoagulants (give CT regardless)
post traumatic seizure (give CT regardless)
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When would you invoke the canadian head CT rules?
GCS 13-15 with LOC
amnesia of the head injury event
confusion
amnesia of the head injury event
confusion
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What is the high risk criteria?
GCS < 15 at 2 hours post injury
suspected open or depressed skull fx
basilar skull fracture sign
> one episode of emesis
age is 65 or older
suspected open or depressed skull fx
basilar skull fracture sign
> one episode of emesis
age is 65 or older
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What is the medium risk criteria?
retrograde amnesia > 30 min
dangerous mechanism of injury
dangerous mechanism of injury
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When do you use contrast for brain imaging?
infection
tumor
multiple sclerosis
tumor
multiple sclerosis
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Intra-axial means?
within brain parenchyma
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Extra-axial means?
outside brain parenchyma but within potential spaces (epidural, subdural, subarachnoid)
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What is intraventricular?
blood in ventricle
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What is an epidural hematoma and how does it present on CT?
bleed between skull and dura
typically crescentic whitish mass, covex to brain
typically crescentic whitish mass, covex to brain
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What is a subdural hematoma and how does it present on CT?
bleed between dura and arachnoid membranes
typically concave to brain surface, paralleling the surface of the skull
typically concave to brain surface, paralleling the surface of the skull
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Which subdural hematoma has the worst prognosis?
acute
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What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
bleed between arachnoid and pia mater
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What is the difinitive diagnosis for a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
lumbar puncture
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What is typically associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?
thunderclap headache associated with n/v, progressive LOC, neurological decline
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How does a subarachnoid hemorrhage form?
trauma
spontaneous from ruptured aneurysm
spontaneous from ruptured aneurysm
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In brain trauma when is the mass effect an emergent situation?
midline shift away from lesion or bleed
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What are some physical abnormalities most offten associated with brain abnormalities?
macrocephaly
abnormal facies and cleft palate
meningocoele
abnormal facies and cleft palate
meningocoele
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What is "bad black brain" ?
associated with cerebral edema
no grey white matter distinction indicating a global hypoxic ischemic event
bad prognosis
no grey white matter distinction indicating a global hypoxic ischemic event
bad prognosis
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What is the most common vascular condition affecting the brain?
stroke
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What are the two types of stroke?
ischemic
hemorrhagic
hemorrhagic
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Ischemic can develop into?
hemorrhagic
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What is the first line imaging modality for stroke? What is its purpose?
CT
differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhage
differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhage
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T2 and FLAIR sequences show white where damaged tissue exists d/t...
leakage of water by damaged ischemic cells
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For imaging tumors what is done initially?
CT w and w/o contrast
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What follows CT?
MRI with gadolinium
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Extra-axial tumors display...
widest base at brain surface, typically related to the meninges or bones of skull
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Tumors completely enveloped in brain tissues usually of ____ ____ orgin?
glial cell
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What is the first line imaging for congenital anomalies?
CT followed by MRI
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what are some brain abnormalities?
hydrocephalus
abnoraml forebrain development
meningocele
abnoraml forebrain development
meningocele
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What are some physical abnormalities most offten associated with brain abnormalities?
macrocephaly
abnormal facies and cleft palate
meningocoele
abnormal facies and cleft palate
meningocoele
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