Glasgow Coma Scale + TBI Exam Questions
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Abnormal flexion receives a score of ______ and abnormal extensor response is a _______
3;2
Spontaneous eye opening on the Glasgow Coma Scale would receive a score of:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 D
T/F The Glasgow Coma Scale is a neurological assessment tool used initially after injury to
determine arousal and cerebral cortex function. T
T/F A total score of eight or less correlates to severe brain injury and coma in 90% of patients
True
Scores less than or equal to 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale indicate ____________ brain injury
severe
Which of the following scores on a Glasgow Coma Scale is indicative of a moderate brain
injury?
, a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 13 C
T/F lower scores on GBS particularly motor score and pupillary reactivity have been identified
as a predictor of poor recovery True --> note that age, race, lower education, petechial
hemmorhage, subarachnoid bleed, obliteration of 3rd ventricle or basal cisterns, midline shift,
and subdural hematoma are all POOR outcomes
what is post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) ? Length of time between the injury and the time at
which the patient is able to consistently remember ongoing events
With a mild TBI LOC was 0-30 minutes and PTA lasts how long? 0-1 day.... aka it should
be < 24 hours
How long is the PTA with a moderate TBI? > 1 day but < 7 days (note during the initial
injury the patient lost consciousness for at least 30 min lasting for up to 24 hrs)
Severe TBI would have PTA lasting >_________ days > 7 days
Medical management of a BI starts:
a. After PTA has subsided
b. At the scene of the accident
with Answers Verified by Experts
Abnormal flexion receives a score of ______ and abnormal extensor response is a _______
3;2
Spontaneous eye opening on the Glasgow Coma Scale would receive a score of:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 D
T/F The Glasgow Coma Scale is a neurological assessment tool used initially after injury to
determine arousal and cerebral cortex function. T
T/F A total score of eight or less correlates to severe brain injury and coma in 90% of patients
True
Scores less than or equal to 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale indicate ____________ brain injury
severe
Which of the following scores on a Glasgow Coma Scale is indicative of a moderate brain
injury?
, a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 13 C
T/F lower scores on GBS particularly motor score and pupillary reactivity have been identified
as a predictor of poor recovery True --> note that age, race, lower education, petechial
hemmorhage, subarachnoid bleed, obliteration of 3rd ventricle or basal cisterns, midline shift,
and subdural hematoma are all POOR outcomes
what is post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) ? Length of time between the injury and the time at
which the patient is able to consistently remember ongoing events
With a mild TBI LOC was 0-30 minutes and PTA lasts how long? 0-1 day.... aka it should
be < 24 hours
How long is the PTA with a moderate TBI? > 1 day but < 7 days (note during the initial
injury the patient lost consciousness for at least 30 min lasting for up to 24 hrs)
Severe TBI would have PTA lasting >_________ days > 7 days
Medical management of a BI starts:
a. After PTA has subsided
b. At the scene of the accident
