ACBIS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | ACBIS EXAM REVIEW &
PRACTICE TEST 2026
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ANS ✔✔An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital,
degenerative, or induced by birth trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury - ANS ✔✔an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain
pathology, caused by an external force
Characteristics of mild brain injury - ANS ✔✔Can have either brief or no loss of consciousness
and its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what
just happened
Moderate TBI characteristics - ANS ✔✔Will be marked by unconsciousness for any period of
time up to 24 hours, will have neurological signs of brain trauma, including skull fractures with
contusion or bleeding, and may have focal findings on an electroencephalograph (EEG)/
computed tomography (CT) scan
Severe TBI characteristics - ANS ✔✔Marked by period of loss of consciousness of 24 hours or
greater
What is the mortality rate of brain injury? - ANS ✔✔53,000 deaths
Incidence rate of brain injury - ANS ✔✔2.5 million
Prevelance of brain injury - ANS ✔✔4.5 of U.S. Population
, What chronic conditions are caused/accelerated by TBI? - ANS ✔✔Epilepsy, Alzheimer's
Disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Neuroendocrine Disorders, Incontinence,
Psychiatric Disease, sexual dysfunction,musculoskeletal dysfunction, skeletal dysfunction
What are the standards for a rehab facility? - ANS ✔✔-Person centered practices that focus on
their health and safety;
-A robust performance measurement, management, and improvement system that focuses on
continuous improvement of both clinical and business practices;
-Delivery of quality services by competent and well trained personnel; and
- Accountability to persons served, payers, and regulators.
What is the Olmstead Decision? - ANS ✔✔supreme court decision that people with disabilities
should not be kept in institutions
Why is the Olmstead decision significant for TBI? - ANS ✔✔The decision has resulted in several
federal and state initiatives that will make living in the community a reality for more persons
with disabilities
Model systems of care? - ANS ✔✔Acute Care Rehabilitation, Post-Acute Rehabilitation
Treatment, Long Term Home and Community
Define mTBI - ANS ✔✔A traumatically induced physiologic disruption of brain function, as
manifested by at least one of the following: normal structural imaging, LOC=0-30 minutes, AOC=
from a moment up to 24 hours, PTA= 0-1 day, GCS= 13-15
What is the incidence of mTBI? - ANS ✔✔1.1 million people each year
What are the symptoms of mTBI? - ANS ✔✔Physical/Somatic, cognitive/ behavioral / emotional
PRACTICE TEST 2026
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ANS ✔✔An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital,
degenerative, or induced by birth trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury - ANS ✔✔an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain
pathology, caused by an external force
Characteristics of mild brain injury - ANS ✔✔Can have either brief or no loss of consciousness
and its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what
just happened
Moderate TBI characteristics - ANS ✔✔Will be marked by unconsciousness for any period of
time up to 24 hours, will have neurological signs of brain trauma, including skull fractures with
contusion or bleeding, and may have focal findings on an electroencephalograph (EEG)/
computed tomography (CT) scan
Severe TBI characteristics - ANS ✔✔Marked by period of loss of consciousness of 24 hours or
greater
What is the mortality rate of brain injury? - ANS ✔✔53,000 deaths
Incidence rate of brain injury - ANS ✔✔2.5 million
Prevelance of brain injury - ANS ✔✔4.5 of U.S. Population
, What chronic conditions are caused/accelerated by TBI? - ANS ✔✔Epilepsy, Alzheimer's
Disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Neuroendocrine Disorders, Incontinence,
Psychiatric Disease, sexual dysfunction,musculoskeletal dysfunction, skeletal dysfunction
What are the standards for a rehab facility? - ANS ✔✔-Person centered practices that focus on
their health and safety;
-A robust performance measurement, management, and improvement system that focuses on
continuous improvement of both clinical and business practices;
-Delivery of quality services by competent and well trained personnel; and
- Accountability to persons served, payers, and regulators.
What is the Olmstead Decision? - ANS ✔✔supreme court decision that people with disabilities
should not be kept in institutions
Why is the Olmstead decision significant for TBI? - ANS ✔✔The decision has resulted in several
federal and state initiatives that will make living in the community a reality for more persons
with disabilities
Model systems of care? - ANS ✔✔Acute Care Rehabilitation, Post-Acute Rehabilitation
Treatment, Long Term Home and Community
Define mTBI - ANS ✔✔A traumatically induced physiologic disruption of brain function, as
manifested by at least one of the following: normal structural imaging, LOC=0-30 minutes, AOC=
from a moment up to 24 hours, PTA= 0-1 day, GCS= 13-15
What is the incidence of mTBI? - ANS ✔✔1.1 million people each year
What are the symptoms of mTBI? - ANS ✔✔Physical/Somatic, cognitive/ behavioral / emotional
