What is normal paCO2 - ANSWER35-45mmHgWhen is intercranial pressure considered dangerous - ANSWERThey rise in 15 mmHg and cerebral herniation may occur at pressures above 25 mmHg
How is cerebral perfusion pressure calculated - ANSWERSubtracting intercranial pressure from mean arterial blood pres...
What is normal paCO2 - ANSWER35-45mmHgWhen is intercranial pressure considered dangerous -
ANSWERThey rise in 15 mmHg and cerebral herniation may occur at pressures above 25 mmHg
How is cerebral perfusion pressure calculated - ANSWERSubtracting intercranial pressure from mean
arterial blood pressure
What is map - ANSWERMean arterial pressure
What type of rotation is noted with anterior hip dislocation - ANSWERExternal rotation of the
affected leg
Posterior hip dislocation puts pressure on what - ANSWERThe sciatic nerve
If ICP increases then what happens to cerebral perfusion pressure - ANSWERCerebral perfusion
pressure will decrease
Through perfusion pressure must maintain at least what - ANSWER60 mmHg which requires
maintaining a systolic blood pressure of 110
What is cerebral herniation syndrome - ANSWERA critical syndrome in which swelling of the brain
forces portions of the brain through the magnum foremen causing coma, dilation of pupils,
contralateral paralysis, elevated blood pressure and bradycardia
When is hyperventilation indicated - ANSWERCerebral herniation syndrome
How many breaths per minute for children and infants with cerebral herniation syndrome -
ANSWER25 for children and 30 for infants
Patients with ICP should have an end title CO2 of what - ANSWER30 to 35
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