Ventricular Shunt

Question 1

Reduce the amount of CSF in the brain by draining it to the abdomen or directly into the chambers of the heart

Answer 1

Ventricular shunt

Question 2

T/F. When the pressure is not removed before collecting CSF sample, it will damage nerve tissues.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

________ placed in the ventricle of the brain

Answer 3

Hollow plastic tube

Question 4

The tube is attached to the_____ and is threaded under the skin from the brain to the abdomen (peritoneum) or heart (atrium)

Answer 4

valve

Question 5

Tube or valve that will be inserted inside the brain and will drain to the abdomen

Answer 5

Ventricular-Peritoneal Shunt (V-P Shunt)

Question 6

From the brain, CSF will drain to the heart

Answer 6

Ventricular-Atrial Shunt (V-A Shunt)