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The following questions include a statement of assertion and a statement of reasoning. Determine whether the statements are true or false, and the correlation between them.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Assertion: In a 20 year old patient with a severe TBI and no other significant injuries, you should target a SBP > 110 mmHg
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Reason: Hypotension is an important, modifiable cause of primary brain injury.
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Question 2 of 5
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Assertion: Extensor posturing following TBI may be a sign of EICP and justifies empirical mild hyperventilation and consideration of hypertonic fluid therapy
Reason: Seizures are common after moderate or severe TBI
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Question 3 of 5
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Assertion: In trauma centres, an MRI is the initial brain imaging of choice when imaging acute TBI
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Reason: MRI gives valuable information about TBI that can be prognostic
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Assertion: In severe TBI with multicompartmental haemorrhage, ICP should be measured, aiming for pressures < 22 mmHg
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Reason: ICP monitoring and management has been shown to improve outcomes following TBI
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Question 5 of 5
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Assertion: In severe TBI the ETT should be tightly secured with a circumferential tube tie
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Reason: Accidental extubation is a life-threatening event and may cause hypoxia and secondary brain injury or even cardiac arrest.
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