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Test 3 Flashcards

1
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If O2 goes down what do vessels do

A

Vasodilate

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2
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If O2 goes up what do vessels do

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Constrict

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3
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Is a knife low or high velocity

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Low

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4
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Most common skull fracture

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Linear

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5
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What type of fracture looks like you cracked an egg

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Comminuted

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6
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What is the halo effect

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When blood encircled by a yellowish stain is seen in dressing or bed linen

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7
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What is battles sign

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Bruising behind the ear

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8
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Clinical presentation of basilar fracture

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Battle sign and raccoon eyes

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9
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Potential infectious complication of basilar fracture

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Meningitis

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10
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Examples of focal primary brain injuries

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Contusions, hematomas, penetrating injuries

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11
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Example of diffuse primary brain injury

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Diffuse axonal injury

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12
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Recovery with diffuse axonal injury

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No or minimal recovery

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13
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What type of bleed is epidural hematoma

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Usually arterial, may or may not be able to stop

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14
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What type of bleed is subdural hematoma

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Venous, slow bleed

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15
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Most common secondary brain injury

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Cerebral ischemia

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16
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Outcome with secondary brain injury

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When secondary injury takes hold it is hard to resolve

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17
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Components of cranial vault

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Brian tissue, blood, CSF

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18
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Normal ICP

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0-15 mmHg

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19
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Increased ICP?

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20 mmHg of greater from more than 5 minutes

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20
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What is the Monroe Kellie Hypothesis

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Increase in any component requires decrease in one or both of other components to maintain ICP

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21
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Neuro #1 priority

A

Oxygenated blood to brain cells

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22
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Is herniation a early or late sign

A

Late

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23
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Best tool for objective assessment of LOC

A

Glasgow coma scale

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24
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Components of Glasgow coma scale

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Eye opening, verbal response, motor response

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25
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Early signs neurological change of increased ICP

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LOC change, weakness

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26
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Late signs of neurological changes of increased ICP

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Stupor, coma, pupil changes (non responsive), posturing

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27
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Early vital sign change of increased ICP

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Hypertension

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28
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Late vital sign change of increased ICP

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Cushings triad

  • systolic Hypertension with widening pulse pressure
  • bradycardia
  • irregular respirations
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29
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What is Cushings triad

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  • systolic Hypertension with widening pulse pressure
  • bradycardia
  • irregular respirations (sign of irreversible damage)
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30
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With what Glasgow coma scale score do we indicate ICP monitoring

A

3-8

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31
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CPP=

A

CPP=MAP-ICP

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32
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Normal CPP

A

70-100 mmHg

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33
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Examples of osmotic diuretics

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Mannitol and hypertonic saline 3%

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34
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Normal serum osmolality

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275-295 mOsm/L

2x normal sodium

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35
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What is Nicardipine

A

Calcium channel blocker can be used to control hypertension without effecting cerebral vasculature

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36
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3 types of incomplete lesions

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Anterior cord syndrome, central cord syndrome, and Brown-Sequard syndrome

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37
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C1 to C3 usually

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Ventilator dependent

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38
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PCO2 is a potent ________

A

Vasodilator

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39
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Hallmark early sign of shock in pediatric patients

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Tachycardia

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40
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Late sign of shock in pediatric patients

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Hypotension

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41
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What is Kehrs sign

A

Left shoulder pain from diaphragm injury in spleen injury in children

42
Q

Trajectories of women in penetrating trauma? Men?

A

Women-downward

Men-upward force

43
Q

What lobe would memory and hearing loss relate to

A

Temporal

44
Q

What lobe has the primary functions of thinking, planning, judgment?

A

Frontal

45
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What lobe has the primary function of sensory function

A

Parietal

46
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What type of posturing when a patient has rigid extension and pronation of arms and legs

A

Decebrate

47
Q

Normal GFR

A

80-125 ml/min

48
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What is the GFR

A

How fast are the kidneys able to filter our blood

49
Q

Normal phosphorus

A

2.4-4.1

50
Q

Normal magnesium

A

1.5-2.5

51
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How much of the cardiac output goes to the kidneys

A

20-25%

52
Q

Afferent vs. efferent

A

Afferent- in toward a system

Efferent- out away from a system

53
Q

ADH and aldosterone deal with what

A

Water reabsorption

54
Q

What happens if patient is acidotic

A

Kidneys form ammonia and excrete extra hydrogen ions

55
Q

What happens if a patient is alkalotic

A

Increased bicarb excretion

56
Q

What is enuresis

A

Kid pees the bed at night

57
Q

Hallmark signs of AKI

A

Azotemia and oliguria

58
Q

A sudden decline in function resulting in disturbances of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance

A

Acute Kidney Injury

59
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What is azotemia

A

Increased BUN and creatinine

60
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What is oliguria

A

Urine output of less than 0.5 ml/kg/hr

61
Q

When a child is less than 2 can they not be potty trained

A

Not neurologically developed enough to control bladder

62
Q

What is the most common cause of AKI in critical care patient

A

Sepsis

63
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Causes of AKI

A

Prerenal, intrarenal, postrenal

64
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Prerenal cause AKI

A

Before the kidney and it is a perfusion issue

65
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Intrarenal causes of AKI

A

In the kidney, act on kidney tissue, acute tubular necrosis most common, contrast induced nephropathy is another cause

66
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Most common cause of intrarenal AKI

A

Acute tubular necrosis

67
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What kind of cause is contrast induced nephropathy

A

Intrarenal cause

68
Q

Drug to protect kidneys from dye

A

Mucomyst

69
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Postrenal causes of AKI

A

Obstruction of some sort, urine is sitting in kidney so increased intratubular pressure=decreased GFR, hydronephrosis

70
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What are the three phases of AKI

A

Imitation, maintenance, recovery

71
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In what stage is intrinsic renal damage established

A

Maintenance phase

72
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How long may recovery phase take in AKI

A

4-6 months

73
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Normal BUN/creatinine ratio

A

10:1-20:1

74
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Normal creatinine clearance

A

84-134 ml/min

75
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Normal GFR

A

80-125 ml/min

76
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What is the GFR

A

How fast are the kidneys able to filter our blood

77
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Normal phosphorus

A

2.4-4.1

78
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Normal magnesium

A

1.5-2.5

79
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How much of the cardiac output goes to the kidneys

A

20-25%

80
Q

Afferent vs. efferent

A

Afferent- in toward a system

Efferent- out away from a system

81
Q

ADH and aldosterone deal with what

A

Water reabsorption

82
Q

What happens if patient is acidotic

A

Kidneys form ammonia and excrete extra hydrogen ions

83
Q

What happens if a patient is alkalotic

A

Increased bicarb excretion

84
Q

What is enuresis

A

Kid pees the bed at night

85
Q

Hallmark signs of AKI

A

Azotemia and oliguria

86
Q

A sudden decline in function resulting in disturbances of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance

A

Acute Kidney Injury

87
Q

What is azotemia

A

Increased BUN and creatinine

88
Q

What is oliguria

A

Urine output of less than 0.5 ml/kg/hr

89
Q

When a child is less than 2 can they not be potty trained

A

Not neurologically developed enough to control bladder

90
Q

What is the most common cause of AKI in critical care patient

A

Sepsis

91
Q

Causes of AKI

A

Prerenal, intrarenal, postrenal

92
Q

Prerenal cause AKI

A

Before the kidney and it is a perfusion issue

93
Q

Intrarenal causes of AKI

A

In the kidney, act on kidney tissue, acute tubular necrosis most common, contrast induced nephropathy is another cause

94
Q

Most common cause of intrarenal AKI

A

Acute tubular necrosis

95
Q

What kind of cause is contrast induced nephropathy

A

Intrarenal cause

96
Q

Drug to protect kidneys from dye

A

Mucomyst

97
Q

Postrenal causes of AKI

A

Obstruction of some sort, urine is sitting in kidney so increased intratubular pressure=decreased GFR, hydronephrosis

98
Q

What are the three phases of AKI

A

Imitation, maintenance, recovery

99
Q

In what stage is intrinsic renal damage established

A

Maintenance phase

100
Q

How long may recovery phase take in AKI

A

4-6 months

101
Q

Normal BUN/creatinine ratio

A

10:1-20:1

102
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Normal creatinine clearance

A

84-134 ml/min

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