Question

You are called for a man who is not acting right. His wife says he was outside working in the gardenbut didn't come in for lunch when he was called. She went to check on him and found him sittingnext to a stump, confused. You assessment shows a pulse rate of 58, blood pressure of 186/82,respirations of 16, and one of his pupils is dilated. You are unable to detect any signs of trauma andyou don't see any obvious indication that he has fallen. You should suspect a(n):

a.closed head injury.
b.open head injury.
c.insecticide poisoning.
d.nontraumatic brain injury.

Answer 1

You should suspect a "nontraumatic brain injury".

Answer: Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

A non-traumatic brain injury or acquired brain injury (ABI) is the coverage of injuries to the brain for which external physical force or pressure to the head is not responsible. Some internal factors like oxygen insufficiency, cardiac arrest, an illness, metabolic disorders, near-drowning experience, aneurysms etc are the reason behind such injuries.

Traumatic brain injuries, for example can result of motor vehicle accidents, falls, shootings, workplace injuries, sports or recreation injuries and gunshot wounds. While non-traumatic brain injury can either be characterized as open (penetration) or closed (non-penetration).