You are assessing a 16 year old patient with head injuries from a recent motor vehicle accident. Which of the following statement s indicates the most important reason for assessing for any drainage from the canal?
a) if the drum has ruptured, there will be purulent drainage.
b) Bloody or clear watery drainage can indicate a basal skull fracture.
c) His auditory canal may be occluded from increased cer8umen
d) There may be occlusion of the canal secondarty to foreign bodies from the accident.
yep, i'll agree too. and if there is drainage, i'd check to see if is was potentially csf (halo affect on tissue or guaze).
student wants to know: what is this? we were taught in class to use a glucometer to check for csf but this sounds like it might be a bit more timely in a situation if there's no glucometer immediately at hand. i would assume what it is from the description but you know what they say about assume...
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student wants to know: what is this? we were taught in class to use a glucometer to check for csf but this sounds like it might be a bit more timely in a situation if there's no glucometer immediately at hand. i would assume what it is from the description but you know what they say about assume...