Question 30 · LDEK · Trauma
The signs of a basilar skull fracture include:
1) periorbital ecchymosis;
2) leak of the cerebrospinal fluid from the ears;
3) cyanosis and bruises in the area of the mastoid processes;
4) increased heart rate;
5) Battle’s sign.
The correct answer is:
2) leak of the cerebrospinal fluid from the ears;
3) cyanosis and bruises in the area of the mastoid processes;
4) increased heart rate;
5) Battle’s sign.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 2,3,5.
- C. 1,2,3,5.
- D. 1,2,4,5.
- E. 1,2,4.
Hint
Think where blood and CSF track after anterior and middle cranial fossa fractures, and recall the heart-rate effect of the Cushing reflex.
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