Author Question: When transporting an unresponsive patient with a traumatic brain injury, which one of the following ... (Read 47 times)

Medesa · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

When transporting an unresponsive patient with a traumatic brain injury, which one of the following assessment findings would suggest that the patient is suffering from a herniation of the brain?

A) The patient starts to vomit.
B) The patient remains unresponsive.
C) There is flexion of the arms when a shoulder is pinched.
D) Both pupils are 4 mm and react to light.

Question 2

A patient with Cheyne-Stokes respirations is likely suffering from what condition?

A) Increasing intracranial hemorrhage
B) Anxiety
C) Diabetic ketoacidosis
D) Brainstem injury