Haemorrhages Flashcards
1
Q
What does an extradural haemorrhage look like
A
Lens shape
2
Q
What causes extradural haemorrhage
A
Trauma, boxer, punched on a hight out
3
Q
What does a subdural haemorrhage look like, acute and chronic
A
Crescent shaped
Hyperdense when acute, hypodense when chronic
4
Q
What causes Subdural haemorrhage
A
Old people falling over, chronic alcoholic
5
Q
What does subarachnoid haemorrhage look like
A
White bits all over but sometimes hard to see
6
Q
If you cant see a subarachnoid haemorrhage on CT what do you do
A
LP 12hrs later
7
Q
What causes subarachnoid haemorrhage
A
Can be idiopathic, thunderclap headache
