Shadow Health Focused Exam: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Study Material Questions And Answers (Damien Brooks) Edition

SHADOW HEALTH FOCUSED EXAM:
PEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
STUDY MATERIAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (DAMIEN BROOKS) 2026-2027
EDITION

Establish chief complain
 reports hitting head
 reports falling off skateboard
 reports scalp hematoma
 reports headache
 reports confusion
 reports dizziness
 reports light sensitivity




Asked pt about addt'l sx
 reports also vomiting
 reports also losing consciousness
 denies noticing other injuries




Asked pt onset and duration
 reports headache started when he fell
 reports confusion started when he fell
 reports dizziness started when he fell
 reports light sensitivity since he fell
 reports vomiting once after getting home
 denies knowing duration of LOC

, Asked pt about mechanism of injury
 denies wearing helmet
 denies knowing how he fell
 denies knowing how far he fell




Asked pt about hx of present illness
 reports going to skate park after school
 reports being with his friend when he fell
 reports walking home with his friend after he fell
 reports being driven to ED by his step father




Asked pt about characteristics of pain
 reports dull pain from headache
 report pain is steady




Asked pt about aggravating factors
 reports loud noise aggravates headache
 reports touching hematoma aggravates pain




Asked pt about relieving factors
 reports staying still relieves headache
 reports dim light and darkness relieve light sensitivity
 denies ice pack relieving pain
 denies taking meds for sx