Week 2 ICP

Question 1

What does ICP standard for?

Answer 1

Increased intracranial pressure

Question 2

Signs and symptoms of increasing ICP

Answer 2

-Headache -Nausea -Behavioural changes -Vomiting -Changes in LOC -Seizures

Question 3

How does the brain compensate for increased ICP

Answer 3

-Increases CSF absorption
-decreases CSF production
-Increased venous outflow (flow of blood)
-Slight compression of brain tissue

Question 4

Vital Signs and ICP?

Answer 4

ICP rise = Rise of BP
Increased pulse pressure
Slow heart rate
Cheyn-Stroke respirations develop

Question 5

Etiology (cause) of increased ICP?

Answer 5

-Intracranial hemorrhage
-Central Nervous System infection
-Hydrocephalus (build up of fluid in ventricles in brain)
-Neoplasm (growth of tissue)

Question 6

Early clinical Manifestations of ICP

Answer 6

-Headache -Vomiting -Seizure -vision changes -Confusion -Decreased heart rate - Speech difficulty

Question 7

Late Clinical Manifestations of ICP

Answer 7

-Cushing triade = Widening if pulse pressure
-Increased BP
-Abnormal Motor Responses
-Bradycardia(slowed heart rate)

Question 8

Complications of Elevated ICP (Cushing Triad)

Answer 8

Hypertension ^ BP
Bradycardia ¥ HR
Bradypnea ¥ RR

Question 9

Diagnostic Tests for ICP?

Answer 9

-Ct Scan (Computed Tomography)
-MRI
-EEG