ACBIS EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What % of TBI leads to death? - ANS 2%
What % of severe TBI have adequate funding for long term treatment and support? - ANS 5%
What % of TBI are considered mild? - ANS 75%
What % of incidence of post-injury fractures in persons with TBI - ANS 30%
What % is the incidence rate for PPCS (persistent post-concussive syndrome)? - ANS 10-15%
How many people in the US present with DOC? - ANS 315,000 People
What % of people with spinal cord injuries have both a spinal cord injury and a BI? - ANS 60%
Between ___% & ___% of people with TBI report experiencing fatigue? - ANS 32% - 73%
What incidence % of TBI patients have a DVT? - ANS 54%
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,What % of people with TBI experience a UTI within the first month of post-injury? - ANS 60%
What % of rehabs provide cog rehab? - ANS 95%
What % of ABI patients have hearing loss after a NON-BLAST injury? - ANS 44%
Tension Type Headache - ANS Bilateral head pain, pressing quality, whiplash, does not get
worse.
Craniomandular Headache - ANS TMJ pain, eat with pain
Use bite blocks, but surgery is usually utilized when conservative treatment fails
Cervicogenic Headache - ANS Referred headache pain that originates from the neck/spine,
often due to muscle tension or cervical degenerative arthritis. Also referred to as occipital
neuralgia.
No medication has been found effective, manual therapies have been known to help
Migraine - ANS most common type of headache after a TBI, unilateral
non headache pain - ANS nocioceptive pain and neuropathic pain
nocioceptive pain - ANS Pain related to peripheral nerve fiber. Tx includes NSAIDS, over the
counter
neuropathic pain - ANS pain associated with primary lesion disfunction of the nervous
system.
Tx include opioids, antidepressants and nerve blocks.
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, swallowing phases - ANS oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
COLDER - ANS Headache Symptoms:
Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Exacerbation
Relief
Food Dysphagia Levels - ANS Level 1: Pudding/Puree
Level 2: Ground Up/Mechanically Altered
Level 3: Soft Chewable/Dysphagia advanced
Level 4: Normal
Liquid Dysphagia Levels - ANS Thin
Nectar
Honey
Spoon
Types of Fatigue - ANS psychological, physiological, primary and secondary
Mild TBI - ANS GCS 13-15, <30 min LOC, 75% of TBI, presents of dizziness and inability to
recall what just happened
What % of people are receiving treatment for TBI and substance misuse? - ANS 66%
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
What % of TBI leads to death? - ANS 2%
What % of severe TBI have adequate funding for long term treatment and support? - ANS 5%
What % of TBI are considered mild? - ANS 75%
What % of incidence of post-injury fractures in persons with TBI - ANS 30%
What % is the incidence rate for PPCS (persistent post-concussive syndrome)? - ANS 10-15%
How many people in the US present with DOC? - ANS 315,000 People
What % of people with spinal cord injuries have both a spinal cord injury and a BI? - ANS 60%
Between ___% & ___% of people with TBI report experiencing fatigue? - ANS 32% - 73%
What incidence % of TBI patients have a DVT? - ANS 54%
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
,What % of people with TBI experience a UTI within the first month of post-injury? - ANS 60%
What % of rehabs provide cog rehab? - ANS 95%
What % of ABI patients have hearing loss after a NON-BLAST injury? - ANS 44%
Tension Type Headache - ANS Bilateral head pain, pressing quality, whiplash, does not get
worse.
Craniomandular Headache - ANS TMJ pain, eat with pain
Use bite blocks, but surgery is usually utilized when conservative treatment fails
Cervicogenic Headache - ANS Referred headache pain that originates from the neck/spine,
often due to muscle tension or cervical degenerative arthritis. Also referred to as occipital
neuralgia.
No medication has been found effective, manual therapies have been known to help
Migraine - ANS most common type of headache after a TBI, unilateral
non headache pain - ANS nocioceptive pain and neuropathic pain
nocioceptive pain - ANS Pain related to peripheral nerve fiber. Tx includes NSAIDS, over the
counter
neuropathic pain - ANS pain associated with primary lesion disfunction of the nervous
system.
Tx include opioids, antidepressants and nerve blocks.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
, swallowing phases - ANS oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
COLDER - ANS Headache Symptoms:
Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Exacerbation
Relief
Food Dysphagia Levels - ANS Level 1: Pudding/Puree
Level 2: Ground Up/Mechanically Altered
Level 3: Soft Chewable/Dysphagia advanced
Level 4: Normal
Liquid Dysphagia Levels - ANS Thin
Nectar
Honey
Spoon
Types of Fatigue - ANS psychological, physiological, primary and secondary
Mild TBI - ANS GCS 13-15, <30 min LOC, 75% of TBI, presents of dizziness and inability to
recall what just happened
What % of people are receiving treatment for TBI and substance misuse? - ANS 66%
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