MEDizzy - The client has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI)

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The client has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) secondary to a motor vehicle accident. Which signs/symptoms would the emergency department (ED) nurse expect the client to exhibit?

ExplanationCorrect answer 1: Signs/symptoms of TBI include neurological deficits, among them blurred vision, nausea, and right-sided hemiparesis. A positive Babinski sign would also occur with head trauma. Autonomic dysreflexia would be found in a client with a spinal cord injury; a positive dextrostik for glucose would be found in someone with a cerebrospinal fluid leak; and a positive Brudzinski and nuchal rigidity are signs of meningitis.