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Using the resources you have in your text and that are available on the web, complete the following:
| Injury | Identify the injury and explain the pathophysiology & resulting expected symptomology |
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(Don't forget about ICP!)
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Jason Knight is an 18 year old MVA
victim with a SCI at C8. What functional loss would you expect to see in Jason?
Explain the difference between complete and incomplete injuries.
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Two individuals come to the
emergency room with head injuries. One is a 25 year old from a motor vehicle
accident and has a temporal lobe injury. The other is a 65 year old, who has
experienced increasing confusion following a fall that happened earlier in the week. Based
upon your knowledge of the pathophysiology of epidural and subdural hematomas, which
patient would have priority surgical treatment and why? (Souce: McCance & Huether
Instructor Manual, p.42)
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