Brainiac
I be Strokin'
Seize the day
All those in favor ...
say "eye"
say "eye"
Here comes the
BOOM
BOOM
100
This is the largest of the three major parts of the brain and is divided into the right and left hemisphere.
What is the cerebrum?
100
This stoke scale focuses on just 3 categories - Facial Droop, Arm Drift and Abnormal Speech making assessment simple and easy. Good thing since Bengal fans have to understand it.
What is the Cincinnati Stroke Scale?
100
When this surges in the brain, the result is a seizure.
What is electricity?
100
Colonel William Prescott could have just said "don't fire until you see ..." this white part of the eye.
What is the sclera?
100
Its the sole reason for injuries sustained in the Primary Blast of an explosive
What is a pressure wave?
200
The brain must have these two things to function correctly ... no, one of them is NOT alcohol.
What is oxygen and glucose (sugar)?
200
Typically resolved in less than 24 hours, don't take this brain event litely. Its a warning that a more harmful event may be coming.
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack?
200
Its the most common type of seizure in pediatric patients.
What is a febrile seizure?
200
The first section of the Glasgow Coma Scale evaluates this occular activity.
What is eye opening?
200
This organ is the most sensitive to blast injuries.
What is the ear?
300
The part of the brain that controls your most primitive, basic functions like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.
What is the brainstem?
300
While this type of stroke is only seen in about 13% of patients, the effects are often massive and rapidly fatal.
What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
300
This state is common after a seizure and presents because the brain is resetting itself like a computer. Your patient may be confused or fatigued.
What is the postictal state?
300
The condition seen here ...
What is anisocoria?
300
Injuries from this phase of an expolision occur when the body is displaced and has impact with other objects. Crush injuries from collapse are also included in this phase.
What is the Tertiary Phase?
400
The pneumonic for possible common causes of altered mental status. Hope you know your vowels.
What is AEIOU-TIPS?
400
A stroke that occurs in this brain hemisphere will most commonly affect speech since it houses Broca and Wernicke's areas.
What is the left hemisphere?
400
This condition consists of multiple seizures that occur without a period of recovery or consciousness in between. It is a life-threatening condition.
What is status epilepticus?
400
This is a painless condition that results in blindness or varying degrees of loss of vision.
What is retinal detachment?
400
This is the most common cause of death from blast injuries and presents with symptoms like coughing up blood, dyspnea, and chest tightness
What is Pulmonary blast injury (blast lung)?
500
This is the Glasgow Coma Scale score for a patient who is looking around, comfused and will follow commands.
What is a GCS of 14?
Eye - 4
Verbal Response - 4
Motor - 5
500
This condition, caused by weakness in an artery wall, typically presents as the "worst headache the patient has ever had".
What is an aneurysm?
500
Some seizure patients have a warning sign that there is impending seizure activity and take steps to minimize injury. Some of them include visual disturbances, headache or certain smells.
What is an aura?
500
Its the fluid referred to here ...
What is the vitreous humur?
500
Organs like the middle ear, lungs and stomach are the most susceptible to pressure changes for this reason
What is because they are hollow organs?