09-24-2007, 05:03 PM
A 20-year-old man is brought to the emergency department from
the site of a motorcycle accident. He is unconscious and has a broken
femur, humerus, and extensive facial injuries. Axial CT shows
a white layer on the lateral aspect of the left hemisphere that is approximately
5 mm thick and extends for 12 cm. This observation
most likely represents:
(A) Epidural hemorrhage/hematoma
(B) Parenchymatous hemorrhage in the cortex
© Subarachnoid hemorrhage
(D) Subdural hemorrhage/hematoma
(E) Ventricular hemorrhage
the site of a motorcycle accident. He is unconscious and has a broken
femur, humerus, and extensive facial injuries. Axial CT shows
a white layer on the lateral aspect of the left hemisphere that is approximately
5 mm thick and extends for 12 cm. This observation
most likely represents:
(A) Epidural hemorrhage/hematoma
(B) Parenchymatous hemorrhage in the cortex
© Subarachnoid hemorrhage
(D) Subdural hemorrhage/hematoma
(E) Ventricular hemorrhage