A 72-year-old man with AF and recent normal CT after head trauma is on no anticoagulants. He is asymptomatic. What do mTBI guidelines recommend?...

Question

A 72-year-old man with AF and recent normal CT after head trauma is on no anticoagulants. He is asymptomatic. What do mTBI guidelines recommend?

Accepted Answer

No routine repeat CT; discharge with instructions if stable

Answer

Admit for 24 hours due to age

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Repeat CT in 6 hours routinely

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Start antiepileptic prophylaxis

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MRI brain before discharge

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Mild Traumatic Brain Injury