Neurological Emergencies Flashcards
The _____ surfaces of the skull forms a smooth inner wall.
Superior
The _______ skull contains many ridges and folds with sharp edges.
Basilar
GCS 13 - 15 is a _______ injury
Minor
GCS 9 - 12 is a _______ injury.
Moderate
GCS <8 is a ______ injury.
Severe
_______ give information about integrity of spinal nerves.
Deep Tendon Reflexes
_____ meningitis is the most common type of meningitis.
Viral
Severe Stiffness of the hamstring causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees.
Kernig’s Sign
The appearance of involuntary lifting of the legs when lifting a Patient’s head.
Brudzinski’s Sign
Normal Range: Mean Arterial Pressure
70 - 110 mmHg
Normal Range: Intracranial Pressure
0 - 15 cmH2O
Normal Range: Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
70 - 90 mmHg
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure must not fall below _____ mmHg.
70
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Formula
MAP - ICP
ICP Transducer is placed at the level of the _____________.
Foramen of Monro
A ______ fracture is a single fracture line.
Linear
A ________ fracture occurs along the suture line, causing a widening or separation.
Diastatic
A _______ skull fracture is direct trauma to the skull.
Depressed
A Depressed Skull Fracture can lead to a _______ if any of the sinus cavities are fractured.
Pneumocephalus
A ________ Skull Fracture often results from a blow to temporal, parietal or occipital regions.
Basilar
Blood migrating to mastoid region cases _____, while migrating blood to peri orbital area referred to as raccoon eyes.
Battle Sign
A _________ fracture is horizontal across the maxilla. Maxilla and maxillary teeth are moveable.
Le Forte 1
In a ______ fracture, the bridge of the nose around the mouth, usually from a downward blow to the nose.
Le Forte 2
A ______ fracture is known as a transverse fracture aka “craniofacial disassociation”
Le Forte 3
