CONCUSSION QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS

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CONCUSSION QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -32 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: If you ask a concussed athlete to tell you their name the athlete may tell you the wrong name.True False

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False Question 2: In the majority of concussion cases, neuropsychological testing will be used to assist return to play decisions and will be done at the earliest possible time.t/f

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False Question 3: It is recognized by the panelists that conventional structural neuroimaging is abnormal in concussive injury.t/f

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False

Question 4: The recovery and outcome of this injury may be modified by a number of factors that may require more sophisticated management strategies.True False

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True Question 5: The cornerstone of concussion management is physical and cognitive rest until symptoms resolve and then a graded program of exertion prior to medical clearance and return to play.True False

Answer:

True

Question 6: Why do hematomas typically have a "lucid period".

• It takes time for the brain to swell.
• The bleeding causes changes in free radicals which

take time to cause a problem.

• The bleeds are from small vessels that take time to

start bleeding.

4.The lucid period has an unknown etiology.

• The blood needs to fill a space and pressure the

brain.

Answer:

• The blood needs to fill a space and pressure the brain.

Question 7: With adult athletes, in some settings, where there are team physicians experienced in concussion management and sufficient resources (eg, access to neuropsychologists, consultants, neuroimaging, etc.), as well as access to immediate (ie, sideline) neuro-cognitive assessment, return to play management may be more rapid.True False

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True

Question 8: This condition typically involves an athlete suffering post-concussive symptoms following a head injury. If, within several weeks, the athlete returns to play and sustains a second head injury, diffuse cerebral swelling, brain herniation, and death can occur

1. SIS

2. PCSS

3. COMA

4. ASDH

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SIS (secondary impact syndrome) Question 9: This tool currently represents the best standarized method of evaluating injured athletes for concussion.

GSC

IMPACT

BESS SAC SCAT2

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SCAT2 Question 10: The word "concussion" comes from the Latin verb concutere ("to shake violently").

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True Question 11: The athlete must have been hit in the head to sustain a concussion.True False

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False

Question 12: There must be a loss of consciousness to have a concussion.

True False

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False

Question 13: With adolescent athletes, in some settings, where there are team physicians experienced in concussion management and sufficient resources (eg, access to neuropsychologists, consultants, neuroimaging, etc.), as well as access to immediate (ie, sideline) neuro-cognitive assessment, return to play management may be more rapid.t/f

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False Question 14: In treating consussed individuals, it is important to emphasize to the athlete that physical AND cognitive rest is required.True False

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True Question 15: The cornerstone of concussion management is physical and cognitive rest until symptoms resolve and then a graded program of exertion prior to medical clearance and return to play.t/f

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true Question 16: There is good clinical evidence that mouthguards have a definite role in preventing concussion.True False

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False

Question 17: What is the third step of the graduated return to play protocol?

Correct!

1.Sports specific exercise.

2.Non-contact training drills.

3.High level aerobic activity.

4.Combined aerobic and strength training drills.

Answer:

1.Sports specific exercise.