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  • September 1, 2024
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BRAINBOOSTERS
Critical Care- Neuro EXAM fully
updated 2024-2025 with
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Normal ICP - answer 0-15mm/hg


Increased ICP - answer 20mm/hg or greater, persisting for 5 minutes or
longer


Monroe-Kellie Hypothesis - answer Calls for a balance between blood, csf,
and brain tissue; cranial cavity is a closed cavity (no place for expansion),
so this says if one of these three components increases, the others are
going to have to decrease to maintain cerebral perfusion


Risk Factors for Increased ICP - answer 1. Increased Brain Volume
2. Increased Cerebral Blood Flow
3. Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid


Increased Brain Volume typical causes - answer tumors, edema (swelling
from trauma)


Increased Cerebral Blood Flow typical causes - answer trauma (rupture of
vessel), stroke (ruptured aneurysm)


Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid typical causes - answer hydrocephalus


What are factors that can temporarily increase ICP - answer Anything that
increases intrathoracic pressure increases intracranial pressure; therefore
sneezing, valsalva maneuver (straining), suctioning, pain, physical
activity, excessive stimulation can all temporarily increase ICP

,What are nursing interventions to avoid things that temporarily increase
ICP - answer stool softeners, adequate rest, low lights, suction
intermittently


S/S of IICP - answer Earliest: subtle change in LOC / confusion


Others: HA, blurred vision, pupil changes, motor/sensory changes


Cushing's Triad: bradycardia, change in respiratory pattern, wide pulse
pressure (170/40) --> not good!


Glascow Coma Scale - answer Rates the eyes 1-4, motor 1-6, verbal 1-5


How to perform hourly "neuro checks" - answer Don't test pain response
unless decreasing LOC




Appropriate: sternal rub, squeeze shoulders, press on nail beds


What is a late sign of IICP - answer Posturing


Decorticate posturing - answer Flexion = 3 under motor response


Decerebrate posturing - answer Extension = 2 under motor response


What should a full neuro assessment include - answer s/s, glascow coma,
dtr, babinski reflex, posturing, hourly neuro checks


Indications for ICP Monitoring - answer 1. Glascow Coma Scale of 3-8
2. To treat IICP: use a system that treats both monitors and treats ICP
3. Patients with risk of IICP

,4. To assess response to therapy


Cerebral perfusion pressure - answer The pressure it takes to perfuse the
brain


Cerebral perfusion pressure formula and normal values - answer MAP-ICP;
60-100mm/hg


When does cerebral perfusion stop - answer When MAP (drops) and ICP
(rises), because it makes them begin to equalize


Nursing Interventions for patients at risk for CPP problems - answer
Patient with high ICP may be able to tolerate a blood pressure higher than
normal --> we may not be as aggressive with HTN treatment


ICP monitoring insertion procedure - answer Explain/consent
Sterile: in OR
Head shaved
Local anesthetic; sedatives if indicated
Scalp incised
Placed through a burr hole (hole is skull)
Device inserted
Connect equipment
Note waveform/pressures
Suture, dress
Most devices have direct contact with CSF, so sterile/aseptic technique is
critical!


Methods to Invasively Measure ICP - answer 1. Intraventricular
2. Subarachnoid Screw
3. Epidural
4. Fiberoptic Catheter'

, *All of these will be set up to a saline solution that is pressurized (same as
pulmonary artery catheter monitoring) and a transducer (gives us
waveforms/numbers)


Intraventricular insertion - answer Catheter is introduced via burr hole,
and placed into the ventricle of the brain


Advantages of intraventricular insertion - answer 1. May be placed with a
ventriculostomy, which allows us to drain CSF to decrease the ICP
2. We can monitor and treat IICP


Disadvantages of intraventricular insertion - answer 1. Possibility of
causing brain damage due to difficulty of placement
2. Risk of infection


Subarachnoid screw insertion - answer Screw is introduced via burr hole,
and the tip rests in the subarachnoid space


Advantages of subarachnoid screw - answer 1. Insertion is easier
2. Lower risk of infection


Disadvantages of subarachonid screw - answer 1. Able to become occluded
with tissue/clots
2. Not possible to drain CSF


Fiberoptic catheter insertion - answer Catheter with light that can be
placed anywhere (subdural, subarachnoid, or intraparenchymal), and the
monitor gives a second to second read-out of brain activity


Advantages of fiberoptic catheter - answer Accurate/reliable

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