Brain death - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. - Low potassium (Hypokalemia) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate and increase in blood pressure - Catecholamines - Flight or fight response Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. - Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites Sodium and water retention - Function of aldosterone extracellular, inters...

Sickle Cell Anemia: - Dx = Newborn Screening - Patient having extreme leg or abdominal pain = Give Morphine - Patient with pain and fever = Blood culture to test for infection - NO CURE, but possible bone marrow transplants - If a patient with sickle cell is in pain and has had pain med but still has a headache….CALL MD… patient could be having a stroke and needs a CT scan: on test - Management = KEEP HYDRATED and TREAT PAIN this exact answer option was on the test o No strenuous e...

What is encephalitis? - inflammation or infection of the brain What causes encephalitis? - West Nile Virus Herpes What are the s/s of encephalitis? - High fever, N/V, stiff neck Flu like symptoms change in LOC photophobia pupil changes (dilate & less responsive to light) What is used to dx encephalitis? - lumbar puncture EEG CT (looks for mass) What are N/I for encephalitis? - Neuro checks Monitor for s/s of ICP Suction only resp compromised HOB 30-45 Decrease stimuli What is the...

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MCB 2010 Exam 4 Study Guide | 100% Passed All of the following are true regarding African trypanosomiasis EXCEPT A) it is also known as "sleeping sickness." B) all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts. C) it is transmitted by the tsetse fly. D) death ultimately occurs without proper treatment. E) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is the more common cause of disease. -Answer-B) all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts. Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are...

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CSTR EXAM 2024 100% COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GENUINE EXAM GRADED A+ Name the bones of the skull Parietal x 2, Frontal, Sphenoid, ethmoid, Occipital, temporal x 2 What injury would cause Racoon eyes? Basal skull fx, Frontal fx What are signs of a basal skull fx? Frontal - racoon eyes, Middle Fossa - CSF leak, Posterior - battle signs What are diffuse intracranial Injuries? Concussion, shear injury, DAI, Anoxic brain injury What are focal intracranial In...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answer: brain pathology caused by external force Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) correct answer: non-degenerative brain pathology introduced after birth TBI Risk Factors correct answer: males males 0-4 age 15-19 >75 yo lower income unmarried urban residents history of substance abuse previous SBI Risk Factors identified as contributing to death from TBI correct answer: individual behaviors physical environment access to services social ...