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Comprehensive Management of the Blast-Exposed Patient Including Mental Health Implications, presented in partnership with the Defense Hearing Center of Excellence supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense

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1.  What are the most frequently noted cognitive complaints following a mild Traumatic Brain Injury and in some psychological health conditions? memory, attention and executive function motor speed, computing facial recognition, motor speed computing, facial recognition

2.  What are some of the co-occurring conditions that frequently complicate recovery in the Veteran population? Pain, gastrointestinal distress, and depression Depression, tinnitus, and infectious disease Pain, PTSD, and mild TBI Mild TBI, gastrointestinal distress, and tinnitus

3.  Which medication is FDA-approved for use in treating TBI based on the results of several large scale, double-blind studies? Prozac Lithium St. John's Wort None of the above

4.  Which of these questions are recommended when asking about a veteran’s military history? When and where did you serve? What was your branch and rank? What did you do while you were in the service? In what ways has your military service impacted your health? All of the above

5.  Psychosocial health risks of combat include: marital/parenting issues risk of re-deployment spiritual/existential all of the above

6.  The single most common disability in combat Veterans later in life is: Back pain PTSD Hearing Loss Scars from combat related wounds

7.  Returning OEF/OIF/OND Veterans enrolled in the VA have priority access to health services for how many years? 1 year 2 years 3 years 5 years

8.  What percentage of veterans with mTBI in the Lew (2009) study had more than one diagnosis? 81.5% 10% 22.6% 50%

9.  Which of the following mental health symptom(s) are common to both PTSD and TBI: insomonia difficulty with concentration social isolation all of the above

10.  Which of the following is the least common mental health symptom present in post-concussive blast-exposed patient? depression PTSD general anxiety psychosis