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HEALTHSTREAM ICU knowledge ExamQuestions and Answers
Intracranial iihemorrhage's iigoal iifor iitreatment? ii- iiAnswers ii-Stop iibleeding.
iiDecrease iiicp.
Subdural iihematoma? ii- iiAnswers ii-bleeding iibetween iicovering iiof iibrain ii(dura)
iiand iisurface iiof iibrain. iiCompress iibrain iitissue ii, iileadin iito iibrain iidead. iiMost
iipt iido iinot iirecover.
Epidural iihematoma? ii- iiAnswers ii-covering iiof iithe iibrain ii(dura) iipeel iiaway iifrom
iiskull ii(from iiskull iifracture). iiWake iiup iiand iidie. iiChanges iiin iivital iisigns iiare
iilate iisigns.
SubArachnoid iihemorrhage ii(SAH)? ii- iiAnswers ii-aneurysm iiof iiartery iiin iibrain,
iicausing iirupture. iiThis iiis iia iitype iiof iihemorhagic iistroke. iiRisk iifor iirepeated
iibleeding iiis ii35% iiwithin. iiFirst ii14 iidays iipost iifirst iibleed. iiVasospasm iiis iia
iicommon iicomplication iiof iiSAH. iiCerebral iiangiogram iican iidx iicerebral
iianeurysm. iiA iiruptured iianeurysm iihas iia iirisk iifor iideath iiof ii40% ii, ii08% iidisable
iiafter iirupture.
Normal iiICP iifor iiadult? ii- iiAnswers ii-less iithan ii15mmHg. iiWhen iitreating iihigh
iiICP, iithe iigoal iiis iito iibe ii20 iimmHg iiICP.
What iiis iicushing's iitriad? ii- iiAnswers ii-three iisymptoms iithat iiindicate iibrian
iidamage iifrom iihigh iiICP. iiBRADYCARDIA, iiRESP iiDEPRESSION,
iiHYPERTENSION.
What iifactors iiincrease iiICP? ii- iiAnswers ii-suction, iiany iistimulations.
Glascow iiscore iiof ii5 iiindicate? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Cerebral iiangiogram? ii- iiAnswers ii-visualize iicerebral iiblood iiflow iiand iiblood
iivessels. iiCan iiremove iiclot iiin iibv iiat iitime iiof iiprocess. iiInsertion iiof iidye
iithrough iifemoral iiartery. iiPt iilies iiflat. iiIndicated iifor: iiatherosclerosis, iidissection,
iitumor, iianeurysm, iiav iimalformation, iistroke. iiNot iifor iikidney iifailure, iibleeding
iiissue, iiallergic iito iidye ii(iodine& iishellfish). iiCerebral iiangiogram iican iidx iicerebral
iianeurysm. iiA iiruptured iianeurysm iihas iia iirisk iifor iideath iiof ii40% ii, ii08% iidisable
iiafter iirupture.
Av iimalformation? ii- iiAnswers ii-l iiconnection iibetween iiartery iiand iivein iiwithout
iicapillary iibed iibetween iiin iibrain iiblood iivessels. iiLeading iito iihigh iipressure iiin
iiveins ii(as iivein iiis iireceiving iiblood iitoo iiquick!-> iiweaken iibv-> iirisk iianeurysm.
, WHY iiIS iiAVM iiBAD? ii- iiAnswers ii-1 iirisk iiof iianeurysm iirupture. ii2 iienlarged
iiavm iiwill iiput iipressure iion iisurrounding iibrain. ii3 iicells iithat iionly iigets iioxy iifrom
iicapillary iibed iiwill iidie.
Types iiof iiAV iiMALFORMATION? ii- iiAnswers ii-dural iifistula, iivenous iimalformation,
iicavernoma, iicapillary iitelangiectasia.
two iilocations iiof iiAVM? ii- iiAnswers ii-BRAIN ii& iiSPINE.
treatment iifor iiavm? ii- iiAnswers ii-embolization ii- iideliver iiglue/ iiobstructive
iimaterials iiinto iiavm, iithus, iiblood iicant iiflow iiinto iiavm iito iicause iirupture.
what iitest iiis iiused iito iilocate iiwhat iipart iiof iithe iibrain iiis iidamaged iiby iiseizure
iior iistroke. iithis iitest iicombines iiboth iineuroimaging iianf iineuropsychological iitests?
ii- iiAnswers ii-wada iitest- iiinject iibarbiturate iiinto iicarotid iiartery iito iishut iidown
iione iibrian iihemisphere iiand iievaluate iithe iiopposite iihemisphere..
How iito iiknow iiif iia iiperson iiwill iibe iiallergic iito iiangiogram iidye? ii- iiAnswers ii-
allergic iito iiiodine iiand iishellfish.
A iipt iiwith iicerebral iianeurysm iiis iidx. iiWhat iican iithe iimedical iiteam iido iito
iisecure iiit iiin iipreventing iirupture iiof iithe iianeurysm? ii- iiAnswers ii-clipping ii,
iiendovascular iicoiling.
What iiis iithe iiprocedure iiof iiopening iithe iiskull? ii- iiAnswers ii-craniotomy.
What iiis iiclipping? ii- iiAnswers ii-clip iiat iithe iineck iiof iianeurysm iito iiblock iinormal
iiblood iifloe iifrom iientering; iithus, iistop iiit iifrom iistretching iifurther iiand iieventually
iirupture.
What iiis iiendovascular iicoiling? ii- iiAnswers ii-fill iianeurysm iiwith iispiral iicoil iito
iistop iiblood iifrom iifilling iithe iianeurysm; iithus, iiprevent iihigh iiblood iipressure iifrom
iirupturing. iiPost iicoiling ii: iiextremity iistraight, iineuro iicheck, iiwatch iifor iistroke.
Carotid iistenting? ii- iiAnswers ii-place iia iistent iito iikeep iicarotid iiartery iiopen.
iiComplications: iiincrease iirisk iifor iistroke iiby ii10%. ii, iiMi ii5%, iibleeding, iiformation
iiof iiclots iiin iistent.
What iicause iivasospasm iipost iicerebral iistenting? ii- iiAnswers ii-breakdown iiof
iihemoglobin iiin iithe iisubarachnoid iispace, iicreating iiinflammatory iiresponse,
iiimpairing iiautoregulation. iiCausing iiischemic iiand iiinfarction. iiS/S: iidecrease iiLOC.
iiFocal/local iideficit ii(ex: iispeech, iivision, iihearing iiprobs).
Transcranial iidoppler ii(TCD)? ii- iiAnswers ii-ultrasound iithat iimeasures iivelocity iiof
iiblood iiflow iiin iibrain.
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