Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: _____ hematoma often presents with a loss of consciousness followed by a lucid interval for up to 48 hours

Answer: Epidural

Flashcard 22: _____ hematoma is characterized by rapid expansion due to high arterial pressure and can present with a scalp hematoma as well

Answer: Epidural

Flashcard 23: In a blunt cardiac injury, the _____ is the most common structure to be injured, while the aortic valve is the most common valve to be injured

Answer: right ventricle

Flashcard 24: The primary cause of late mortality in burns is _____ and multiorgan failure.

Answer: septicemia

Flashcard 25: Waddell's triad is a classic pattern of injury seen in a pedestrian child struck by a motor vehicle, consisting of: 1. Fractures of the _____ or pelvis 2. Intra-abdominal or intra-thoracic injuries 3. Contralateral head injury

Answer: femur

Flashcard 26: Phase II of damage control sx consists of secondary resuscitation to correct _____, coagulopathy, and acidosis

Answer: hypothermia

Flashcard 27: Injury to the long thoracic nerve can occur during:#1 - _____ wounds#2 - axillary lymph node dissection#3 - chest tube insertion

Answer: stab

Flashcard 28: If uncal herniation is so severe that it displaces the midbrain against the opposite tentorial notch, it will cause an _____ paresis and ipsilateral CN III palsy (this phenomenon is known as Kernohan's Notch)

Answer: ipsilateral

Extra: Kernohan’s notch phenomenon results in a **false localizing sign**: - **Ipsilateral CN III palsy**: Due to direct compression of the nerve on the side of the herniation. - **Ipsilateral hemiparesis**: Due to compression of the *contralateral* cerebral peduncle against the tentorial notch.

Flashcard 29: Cauda equina syndrome is treated with emergent _____ and steroids

Answer: surgery

Flashcard 30: Full thickness burns have a _____ or leathery appearance

Answer: waxy