NUR 265 Exam 1-4 Study Guide package

• Normal ICP 10-15 mmHg, pressures >20 mmHg impair cerebral circulation • IICP is leading cause of death from head trauma in pts who reach the hospital alive. • Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) o Blood flow required to provide adequate oxygenation & glucose for brain metabolism o Maint...

• Nephrotic Syndrome: NS is a condition of increased glomerular permeability that allows larger molecules to pass through the membrane into the urine and then be excreted. Immunological Kidney disorder This causes massive loss of protein in the urine, edema formation, and decreased plasma...

• 2 Pleural, 1 attached to outside of lungs and 1 attached to inside of ribs. • Space between the 2 pleural is negative to atmosphere • When inhale becomes more positive and atmosphere more negative. Exhaling is passive • Most of lower lobes are posterior, must listen to lungs posteriorly...

Labs  Hbg 12-18  Hct 37-52%  WBC 5-10  RBC 4.2-6.1  PLT 150-400  PT 11-12.5 sec (1.5-2.5x normal on Coumadin = 16.5-31.25 sec)  INR 0.9-1.2 sec (Therapeutic level 2-3x normal = 1.8-3.6 sec)  PTT 60-70 sec (1.5-2.5x normal on Heparin = 90-175)  Na 135-145  K+ 3...