Normal icp - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

Adult Health Final Exam Questions & Answers-* The nurse is teaching a client recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) about home care and management of symptoms. What should the nurse encourage the client to do at home? Select all that apply. A Allow periods of rest in the afternoon B Perform range of motion exercises daily C Place a pillow under the knees at night before sleeping D Use heating packs to relax stiff joints as needed - A, B, D A Patient presents with a butterfly sh...

Intracranial hemorrhage's goal for treatment? - Answer- Stop bleeding. Decrease icp. Subdural hematoma? - Answer- bleeding between covering of brain (dura) and surface of brain. Compress brain tissue , leadin to brain dead. Most pt do not recover. Epidural hematoma? - Answer- covering of the brain (dura) peel away from skull (from skull fracture). Wake up and die. Changes in vital signs are late signs. SubArachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? - Answer- aneurysm of artery in brain, causing ruptur...

Normal ICP - 5-15 mmHg Formula for CPP - MAP - CVP or MAP - ICP Myasthenia Gravis - Diagnosed with CSF analysis (high protein, normal WBC) Seizures - Guillain-Barre syndrome - autoimmune condition that causes acute inflammation of the peripheral nerves in which myelin sheaths on the axons are destroyed, resulting in decreased nerve impulses, loss of reflex response, and sudden muscle weakness Normal CSF lab values - Pressure 70 - 180 mm Appearance is clear & colorless CSF total protein...

PLATINUM FINAL EXAM EMTP 3.3 REVIEW 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE What is the best airway device to use for smoke inhalation? Endotracheal intubation is frequently needed for supportive therapy in the management of inhalation injury. Most pertinent piece of information in evaluating a patient's ventilatory status? Ventilation is the movement of air in and out of the lungs through a patent airway. The majority of observations regarding ventilation focus on the movements of the chest....

Hurst Review Notes for NCLEX | Verified | Latest Update COMPLETE SUMMARISED NOTES 2023 HURST REVIEW FLUID + ELECTROLYTES 1. HORMONAL REGULATION OF FLUID VOLUME a. ALDOSTERONE (steroid, mineralocorticoid) i. Stored in adrenal glands—on top of kidneys ii. When blood volume gets low (vomiting, hemorrhage, etc.): 1. Aldosterone secretion ↑  RETAIN SODIUM/WATER  blood volume goes UP ↑ a. **Diseases w/ TOO MUCH aldosterone: retain sodium + water i. Cushing’s—too much of ALL...

PEDS and OB Final Exam 1. A child has a right femur fracture caused by a motor vehicle accident and is placed in skin traction temporarily until surgery can be performed. During assessment, the nurse notes that the dorsalis pedal pulse is absent on the right foot. What action should the nurse take? a. Notify the physician b. Administer an analgesic c. Release the skin traction d. Apply ice to the extremity ANS: A 2. The nurse is providing care to a 7-year-old child who has been diagnosed ...

Increased ICP (939-940, chart 941) • 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 Maintenance above 70 mmHg o CPP= MAP-ICP ▪ MAP= (2xD) + S MAP NEEDS TO BE ATLEAST 803 • Compensation o First Response – CSF is shunted or displaced into the sp...

Pediatric triangle appearance work of breathing circulation to skin General appearance considerations Tone Interactiveness: drawn to sounds or people. Wants to play Consolability Look/Gaze Speech/cry Work of breathing: Increased work of breathing evidenced by tachypnea, stridor, grunting, retractions, accessory musles, nasal flaring, head bobbing, abnormal positioning Circulation to Skin Observe palor mottling cyanosis Sick, Sicker, Sickest Sick: no disru...

PLATINUM FINAL EXAM EMTP 3.3 REVIEW 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE What is the best airway device to use for smoke inhalation? Endotracheal intubation is frequently needed for supportive therapy in the management of inhalation injury. Most pertinent piece of information in evaluating a patient's ventilatory status? Ventilation is the movement of air in and out of the lungs through a patent airway. The majority of observations regarding ventilation focus on the movements of the chest....