MED SURG 1211 EXAM 1 Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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Intracranial pressure (ICP)
-:- -pressure exerted by the volume of the intracranial contents within the cranial
vault; brain tissue, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
*Monroe-Kellie Doctorine*- foundation for understand increased ICP
-changes in volume in one component must reciprocate c...
*At approximately 25 mmHg, increased ICPs begin to manifest as decreased CBF,
decreased CPP, and distortion of brain tissue.*
Drivers of increased ICP include:
✓ -:- o The vasodilatory cascade, triggered by hypoxia
o Ischemia in acute brain injury
Conditions that can cause increased ICP include:
✓ -:- o Craniocerebral trauma
o Vascular abnormalities
o Tumors
o Edema
Cerebral edema:
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