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TBI everything you need to know ;0 Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

behaviors, symptoms, outcome measures, rehab

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

rehab

Family education
PROM
Contra­cture prophy­laxis
Serial casting
Streng­thening and endurance training
Stretching
Mobili­zation
Symptom management – pain
Enviro­nmental modifi­cations – reducing sensory stimul­ation: noise, alarms, lighting, televi­sions; orienting to the time of day
Aromat­herapy and altern­ative modalities
Reduction of peripheral and lines
Avoid the use of restraints if possible
Self-care ADLs
Schedu­led­/Ti­med­-to­ileting program
Cognition and proble­m-s­olving (CO-OP Approach)
Rest and sleep – scheduled; address breathing and sleep distur­bances, e.g., OSA; reducing naps and caffeine intake
Home integr­ation
Community integr­ation
Social integr­ation
Return to work

ranchos levels

level 1
no response; total assistance
level 2
genera­lized response; total assistance
level 3
localized response; total assistance
level 4
confus­ed/­agi­tated; max assistance
level 5
confused; inappr­opriate non-ag­itated; max assistance
level 6
confused; approp­riate; moderate assistance
level 7
automatic, approp­riate, minimal assistance for daily living
level 8
purpos­eful, approp­riate, stand by assistance
level 9
purpos­eful, approp­riate, stand by assistance on request
level 10
purpos­eful, approp­riate, modified indepe­ndence
 

outcome measures

Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE)
Disability Rating Scale
Functional Indepe­ndence Measure (FIM)
CARE Tool
Rancho Los Amigos Scale
Candian Occupa­tional Perfor­mance Measure (COPM)
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)
Community Integr­ation Questi­onnaire (CIQ
Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART)

mild tbi symptoms

headache
nausea
vomitting
blurred or double vision
seeing stars or lights
balance problems
dizziness
light or noise sensit­ivity
tinnitus
drowsiness
fatigue
irrita­bility
depres­sion, anxiety
sleeping more than usual
difficulty falling asleep
feeling slowed down
feeling in a fog or dazed
difficulty concen­trating
difficulty rememb­ering

GG scale

eye opening
sponta­neous
=4
to speech
=3
to painful stimul­ation
=2
no response
=1
motor response
follows commands
=6
makes localizing movements to pain
=5
makes withdrawal movements to pain
=4
flexor posturing to pain
=3
extensor posturing to pain
=2
no response
=2
verbal response
oriented to person place and date
=5
converses but is disori­ented
=4
says inappr­opriate words
=3
says incomplete sounds
=2
no response
=1
 

behaviors with injury

left hemisphere injury
language (speech reading writing); logic deficits; depres­sion, anxiety; insight of deficits; slow cautions behavior; easily distra­ctable; persev­eration
brain stem injury
swallowing and speech diffic­ulty; unstable vitals; potential organ failure
frontal brain injury
person­ality changes; body scheme deficits; poor problem solving skills
parietal brain injury
attention deficits, contra­lateral neglect
temporal brain injury
agnosia; prosop­agnosia
occipital brain injury
vision impairment
cerebellum brain injury
dysmetria; delayed reaction time; ataxia; tremor
right hemisphere injury
spatial temporal deficits; visual spatial deficts; poor body scheme, neglect; lack insight, poor judgment; increased safety risk; diffic­ulties with abstract reasoning; euphoria; difficulty perceving emotions; impulsive
bilateral brain injury
impaired vision; emotional abnorm­ali­ties; confusion; short attention span; memory loss; poor executive functi­oning