212 Test 4 Flashcards

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Diuretics

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Diuretic

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Mannitol

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Filtered needle

Pulls water from brain

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2
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Sedatives for icp

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Opioids
Barbs
Benzo

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3
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Clinical tx acute icp

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15-30* hob

Bed rails

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4
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Icp assessments

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Loc 
Vs
Abg 
Perrla
Resp 
Pupils vision
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5
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most common stroke victim

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“The typical patient with a stroke is older than 60 years, is hypertensive, and has varying degrees of motor weakness and level of consciousness. Language and cognitive deficit”

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6
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7ds of stroke care

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Detection- FACE
Dispatch 911
Delivery to hospital
Date- when, where 
Decision
Drug
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7
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Icp range

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5-15

20 is abnormal

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8
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Glasgow range

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3-8 is severe

9-12 moderate

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9
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Temporary icp increase

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Normal when straining. Easily drains excess csf

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10
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Glasgow assessment

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Eyes
Verbal
Motor

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11
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Brain herniation syndrome

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Pressure increase
O2 decrease 
Co2 increase
Vasodilation
Edema
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12
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Cerbellar Assessment

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Heel down Shin
Romberg Sway
Touch nose

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13
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Reflex Assessment

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DTRs
Superficial
Babinski
Abdominal

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14
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Kernigs sign

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Supine and unable to go 90* after lifting leg straight up

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15
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Brudzinskis sign

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Supine, neck flexed chin to chest and both legs flex

16
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Posturing Assessment

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Decorticate from pathway lesions (breast stroke in)

Decerebration- Brain stem (breast stroke out)

17
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Lumbar nurse actions

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Inform
Hold/comfort during
Sterile dressing

18
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Post Lumbar Assessments

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Hematoma
Infection
Herniation
Leakage
Dehydration
Pain
19
Q

Wercickes

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Processing speech

20
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Broca’s area

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Control Speech