BIO Pateint #5 Questions and Answers for Course Assignments 2019-2020 Spring PDF

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*NOT A REAL PATIENT* These are the answers and questions to assignments 2-5 through spring semester 2019-2020 that the professor uploaded. These contain the rationales as well as the answers provided underneath so that the explanation is easy to read and understand....

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CHAPTER 10 Doylestown Health ER 2/14/18 Timothy Donegan MD Michael Yamamoto DOB 12/24/73 SUBJECTIVE  States had “a few beers” with friends, tripped over curb  States desire to “just go home” OBJECTIVE       

45-year-old male Blood alcohol level elevated Lethargic, but easily arousable to voice Oriented x1 to self (knows who he is) Unaware of current day, month, or location, noted short-term memory loss and confusion regarding hospitalization Occasionally verbally hostile Pupils bilaterally dilated at 5 mm, briskly reactive to light

ASSESSMENT   

Acute ALOC (altered level of consciousness) Status post-fall with forehead laceration and potential traumatic brain injury Alcohol intoxication

PLAN   

STAT (immediate) head CT scan to rule out cranial hematoma Suture forehead laceration if needed Hourly checks to monitor neurological status and intracranial pressure

Questions 1. Define intracranial pressure, and provide the word parts. Intracranial Pressure is the amount of pressure inside the skull. Word Parts: intra- meaning within, Crani- means cranium, al- means pertaining to

2. If the lethargic patient enters a stupor, is his or her level of consciousness moving toward being conscious or unconscious? If the lethargic patient enters a stupor, he or she is moving towards being unconscious.

3. What term describes a state of being acutely confused, disoriented, agitated, and displaying disordered thinking, memory, and hallucinations? This describes Delirium....