Test 3 Flashcards
If O2 goes down what do vessels do
Vasodilate
If O2 goes up what do vessels do
Constrict
Is a knife low or high velocity
Low
Most common skull fracture
Linear
What type of fracture looks like you cracked an egg
Comminuted
What is the halo effect
When blood encircled by a yellowish stain is seen in dressing or bed linen
What is battles sign
Bruising behind the ear
Clinical presentation of basilar fracture
Battle sign and raccoon eyes
Potential infectious complication of basilar fracture
Meningitis
Examples of focal primary brain injuries
Contusions, hematomas, penetrating injuries
Example of diffuse primary brain injury
Diffuse axonal injury
Recovery with diffuse axonal injury
No or minimal recovery
What type of bleed is epidural hematoma
Usually arterial, may or may not be able to stop
What type of bleed is subdural hematoma
Venous, slow bleed
Most common secondary brain injury
Cerebral ischemia
Outcome with secondary brain injury
When secondary injury takes hold it is hard to resolve
Components of cranial vault
Brian tissue, blood, CSF
Normal ICP
0-15 mmHg
Increased ICP?
20 mmHg of greater from more than 5 minutes
What is the Monroe Kellie Hypothesis
Increase in any component requires decrease in one or both of other components to maintain ICP
Neuro #1 priority
Oxygenated blood to brain cells
Is herniation a early or late sign
Late
Best tool for objective assessment of LOC
Glasgow coma scale
Components of Glasgow coma scale
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Early signs neurological change of increased ICP
LOC change, weakness
Late signs of neurological changes of increased ICP
Stupor, coma, pupil changes (non responsive), posturing
Early vital sign change of increased ICP
Hypertension
Late vital sign change of increased ICP
Cushings triad
- systolic Hypertension with widening pulse pressure
- bradycardia
- irregular respirations
What is Cushings triad
- systolic Hypertension with widening pulse pressure
- bradycardia
- irregular respirations (sign of irreversible damage)
With what Glasgow coma scale score do we indicate ICP monitoring
3-8
CPP=
CPP=MAP-ICP
Normal CPP
70-100 mmHg
Examples of osmotic diuretics
Mannitol and hypertonic saline 3%
Normal serum osmolality
275-295 mOsm/L
2x normal sodium
What is Nicardipine
Calcium channel blocker can be used to control hypertension without effecting cerebral vasculature
3 types of incomplete lesions
Anterior cord syndrome, central cord syndrome, and Brown-Sequard syndrome
C1 to C3 usually
Ventilator dependent
PCO2 is a potent ________
Vasodilator
Hallmark early sign of shock in pediatric patients
Tachycardia
Late sign of shock in pediatric patients
Hypotension