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1
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Drugs, drops, and damages to the pons cause what?

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Pinpoint pupils

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2
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Fear, seizures, cocaine, crack, and phencyclidine can cause what?

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Dilated pupils

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3
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bruising over the mastoid areas suggestive of a basilar skull fracture

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Battle Sign

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4
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Periorbital edema and bruising suggestive of a frontobasilar fracture

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Racoon eye

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5
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Drainage of CSF from the nose suggests fracture of the cribriform plate with herniation fragments of the dura and arachnoid through the fracture

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Rhinorrhea

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6
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Drainage of CSF from the ear is usually associated with a fracture of the petrous portion of the temporal bone

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CSF otorrhea

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7
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Includes nuchal rigidity (pain and resistance of the neck flexion), fever, headache, and photophobia are signs of

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Meningeal irritation

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8
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Decreased LOC, Restlessness, confusion, combativeness are S/s

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early signs of increased ICP

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9
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Changes in VS in increased ICP is considered what?

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Late sign

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10
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Vitals
late sign of increased icp
bradycardia
wide pulse pressure
changes in respiratory patters (Cheyne-stokes)

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Cushing triad

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11
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Benzos are usually avoided in patients with ICP unless needed for what?

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Seizures

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12
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why is analgesics and sedative intervention used during increased ICP

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It reduced O2 needs, agitation, pain, and or discomfort that can lead to an increase in ICP

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13
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Most common anesthetics used during increased ICP

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Propfol

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14
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Why are NBA paralytics used

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to decreased CO2 and O2 needs, its usually a last resort

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15
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Used for htn in those with increased ICP

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Nicardipine

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16
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With brain bleeds you want to avoid a map of

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greater than 110

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17
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first line with neurp patients to decrease systemic bp

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Ace and beta

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18
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Avoided during IICP due to cerebral edema

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Calcium channel blockers

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19
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nursing managements for IICP

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BP management, A line, Seizure precaution, low stimulation,

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20
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removing portion of the skull to allow for more room to swell after swelling improves, it is replaced

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decompressive craniotomy

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21
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Managements of brain tumors include

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corticosteroids, h2 receptor blockers, seizure medications, surgical managements, radiation therapy, chemotherapy.

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22
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management of aneurysm includes

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clipping, wrapping, coiling, and pipelin

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23
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Manangment of brain tumors should take place within

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24-48hrs

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24
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a tubing of nickel-cobalt chromium

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pipeline

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25
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Treatment of vasospasms

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triple H therapy, Nimodipine, balloon angio, intra-arterial vasodilator

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26
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late signs of IICP

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cushings
abnormal posturing
VFIB
dolls eyes

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27
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what happens if CPP is greater than 100

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It indicates hyperperfusion and IICP

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28
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what does less than 60 CPP mean

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decreased blood supply and hypoxia

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29
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what does it mean if MAP=ICP

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indicates no cerebral BF

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30
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what CPP level is maintained for critically ill patients

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70

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31
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normal ICP

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0-15

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32
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to maintain functional autoregulation what needs to be present

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Normal PaCo2, Cpp >60 and MAP <160

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33
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fluid filled catheter inserted into the lateral ventricles via a burr hole. Allows CSF drainage and bedside monitoring

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Vebtriculostomy

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34
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hollow, threaded screw is placed in the subarachnoid space. Connected by fluid-filled tubing to a transducer level with lateral ventricles.

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subarachnoid screw

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35
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fiber-optic sensor inserted into the epidural space. Measures the changes in light reflected from a pressure-sensitive diaphragm in the catheter tip. Noninvasive and measures ICP.

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Epidural or subdural sensor

36
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Hypercapnua causes what?

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Vasodilation

37
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why is hyperventilation a tempory treatment for IICP

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is causes a decrease in Co2 and vasoconstriction

38
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what is contraindiciated in a patient with a TBI for the first 24hrs

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Hyperventilation

39
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ischemic stokes can be reversed with fibrinolytic therapy using what?

40
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Can you use the same IV for other medications that was used for tPA?

41
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clinicals manifestations of stoke

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weakness, numbness, visual changes, dysarthria, dysphagia, aphasia

42
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Mycotic aneurysm is caused by what?

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Infections

43
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what is triple H therapy?

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treat hypertension, hemodilution and hypervolemia that is causing Vasospasms

44
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medications used to treat vasospasms

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dopamin and levophed

45
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a tangle of vessels, usually congenital and may enlarge with age

46
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managements of ischemic stroke

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tPa within 3-4 hrs of symptoms iv
interventional therapy to remove clots within 8 hrs
anticoagulation therapy
BP control

47
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management of hemorrhagic stroke

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treat underlining condition such a hypertension, AVM,
diagnose with CT

48
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ensure what medication is available if the patient starts to have bleeding issues during code stroke

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aminocaproic acid

49
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Central technique of stimulation

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Trapeziues pinch, sternal rub

50
Q

arms are in full flexion on chest

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decorticate

51
Q

arms are stiffly extended, extension of legs -Hands are C

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decerebrate

52
Q

which pupil sign goes with brain stem injury

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Dolls eyes

53
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Signs of IICP and meningeal irritation

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nucha rigidity, kernigs sign, fever, headache, and photophobia

54
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Osmotic diuretic used to treat cerebral hypertension

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Mannitol 0.25-2gm/ kg IV
Filter needle
target osmolality 320

55
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How should you suction a patient and for how long

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Limit passes 1-2 no more than 5-10 seconds.

56
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Hypertonic NS 3% is an intervention for what?

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Treat IICP.

57
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positoning for a patient with iicp

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HOB raised, head facing straight, neck neutral.

58
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Accelerations injuries (head on collision) is what type of SCI

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Hyperflexion

59
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backward snap of spine by rear end collision, downward fall onto chin is what?

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Hyperextension

60
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caused by landing on feet from a height

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axal loading/ compression

61
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trauma of C4 and above the patient is at risk for what?

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Impaired ventalation

62
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priority intervention for SCI

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Cervical spine stabilization

63
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with SCI, you should always assesse for what

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tracheal deviation

64
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occurs with sci above T6 leading to vasoconstriction reflex

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Autonomic dysreflexia

65
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managements of autonomic dysreflexia

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1- sit upright to decrease BP, administer nitrates and hydralazine

66
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occures immediately or within hours of sci

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spinal shock

67
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flaccid paralysis, loss of reflexes below level of injury and paralytic ileus is s/s of

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spinal shock

68
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Can occur within 24 hrs of a SCI
Hypotension, bradycardia, dependent edema, abrupt fever
Tx with vasopressors, atropine, and IVF

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neurogenic shock

69
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you provide traction; immobilize spinal column

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halo fixation

70
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three cardinal findings of brain death

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coma or unresponsiveness, absence of brainstem reflexes, apnea

71
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test for brain death

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motor testing
pupillary repsponse
oculocephalic refelx (dolls eys)

72
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explain normal, abnormal and absent findings with a caloric water test

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normal-eyes move
abnormal- eyes do not move
absent- eyes stay neutral

73
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near temporal bone is associated with the epidural bleed/hematoma

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Linear skull fracture

74
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can be because they extend to brain matter at times. often results in a communication between the external and interbal environment (Risk for infection) but can allow movement of swelling with the brain

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depressive

75
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around the anterior, middle or posterior fossa

76
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between the skill and dura, near the middle meneigeal artery.

A

Epidural hematoma

77
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in the arachnoid matter,

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subdural hematoma

78
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aneurysms and avams are usually the cause. They can have surgery to stop the bleeding or balloon angioplasty.

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subarachnoid hematoma

79
Q

covers the actual brain. When people bleed here it is true intracranial bleeding.

A

pia matter

80
Q

you should give patients with a brain bleed other things to treat fever besides what and why?

A

tylenol becuase it does not work with neurogenic fevers

81
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management for intracranial bleeds

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euvolemic protocol, monitor ecg changes, seizure precatuions, neuro assessment.

82
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GSC score of 13-15 , lOC, amnesia for 5-60 seconds, no abnormal ct

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mild head injury

83
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gsc 9-12, LOC amnesia up to 24hrs.

84
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gsc score 3-6 LOC. long term amnesia, cerebral contusuion, lascerations or hematoma

85
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therapeutic hypothermia can help what

86
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seizures and fever are considered what

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hyper metabolic situations

87
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another way to treat ICP bu placement of this drain

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