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CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST (CBIS) EXAM TEST
GUIDE (LATEST UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE
PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
4 Ts .....ANSWER.....Elements affecting sexual energy
within a marriage.
Time together; talking together; trusting each other; touching
each other
504 Plan
Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .....ANSWER.....A written plan
developed by a general
education school committee outlining
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accommodations to be made by a K-12 or
post-secondary school that receives federal
funds for a student with a disabling condition
that substantially limits a major life activity.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) .....ANSWER.....Also
known as dementia pugilistica, refers to a condition, diagnosed
after death, relative to multiple concussions caused by significant
force. A progressive degenerative disease that is most often
sustained by athletes participating in contact sports, where it is
sometimes termed punch drunk. May also be observed in
domestic violence victims or abused children who have sustained
numerous blows to the head. It begins very slowly with
deterioration in concentration, attention, memory, judgment, and
insight, occasionally accompanied by dizziness and headaches.
Severe symptoms of eventually show symptoms of Parkinsonism,
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including disturbed coordination, slowed gait, slurred speech,
masked facies, difficulty swallowing and tremors.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) .....ANSWER.....An injury to the brain
that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by
birth trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) .....ANSWER.....an alteration in brain
function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an
external force
closed injuries .....ANSWER.....Can cause brain lacerations and
contusions, or intracerebral hemorrhage within the brain causing
focal injuries. i.e. coup-countercoup, and/or diffuse injury
resulting from tearing or shearing of axons i.e. Diffuse axonal
injury (DAI)
Open injuries .....ANSWER.....Breach of the skull or a breach of
the meninges. These injuries often result in focal injuries (such as
epidural or SDH, or ICH) or penetrating injury i.e. gunshot wound
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Mild TBI (mTBI) .....ANSWER.....Can have either brief or no loss of
consciousness and its presentation may demonstrate vomiting,
lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened.
Moderate TBI .....ANSWER.....Will be marked by unconsciousness
for any period of time up to 24hours, will have neurological signs
of brain trauma, including skull fractures with contusion or
bleeding, and may have focal findings on an
electroencephalograph (EEG)/computed tomography (CT) scan.
Normal or abnormal structural imaging; LOC >30min and <24
hr; AOC >24 hr severity based on other criteria; PTA >1 and
<7 days; GCS = 9-12
Severe TBI .....ANSWER.....Marked by a period of loss of
consciousness of 24 hours or greater.
CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST (CBIS) EXAM TEST
GUIDE (LATEST UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE
PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
4 Ts .....ANSWER.....Elements affecting sexual energy
within a marriage.
Time together; talking together; trusting each other; touching
each other
504 Plan
Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .....ANSWER.....A written plan
developed by a general
education school committee outlining
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accommodations to be made by a K-12 or
post-secondary school that receives federal
funds for a student with a disabling condition
that substantially limits a major life activity.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) .....ANSWER.....Also
known as dementia pugilistica, refers to a condition, diagnosed
after death, relative to multiple concussions caused by significant
force. A progressive degenerative disease that is most often
sustained by athletes participating in contact sports, where it is
sometimes termed punch drunk. May also be observed in
domestic violence victims or abused children who have sustained
numerous blows to the head. It begins very slowly with
deterioration in concentration, attention, memory, judgment, and
insight, occasionally accompanied by dizziness and headaches.
Severe symptoms of eventually show symptoms of Parkinsonism,
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including disturbed coordination, slowed gait, slurred speech,
masked facies, difficulty swallowing and tremors.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) .....ANSWER.....An injury to the brain
that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by
birth trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) .....ANSWER.....an alteration in brain
function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an
external force
closed injuries .....ANSWER.....Can cause brain lacerations and
contusions, or intracerebral hemorrhage within the brain causing
focal injuries. i.e. coup-countercoup, and/or diffuse injury
resulting from tearing or shearing of axons i.e. Diffuse axonal
injury (DAI)
Open injuries .....ANSWER.....Breach of the skull or a breach of
the meninges. These injuries often result in focal injuries (such as
epidural or SDH, or ICH) or penetrating injury i.e. gunshot wound
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Mild TBI (mTBI) .....ANSWER.....Can have either brief or no loss of
consciousness and its presentation may demonstrate vomiting,
lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened.
Moderate TBI .....ANSWER.....Will be marked by unconsciousness
for any period of time up to 24hours, will have neurological signs
of brain trauma, including skull fractures with contusion or
bleeding, and may have focal findings on an
electroencephalograph (EEG)/computed tomography (CT) scan.
Normal or abnormal structural imaging; LOC >30min and <24
hr; AOC >24 hr severity based on other criteria; PTA >1 and
<7 days; GCS = 9-12
Severe TBI .....ANSWER.....Marked by a period of loss of
consciousness of 24 hours or greater.
