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Exam 5 Intracranial Review Intracranial regulation: NORMAL ICP= 5-15 Risk for imbalance: ▪ Elderly persons: degenerative patho conditions or injuries (FALLS)= intracranial regulation imbalance ▪ Adolescents and young adults: Traumatic injury to head SEIZURES: (9) Episodes of abnormal motor, sensory, or autonomic activity ▪ All or part of brain can be involved Types Partial (focal): begin in one hemisphere OR in a specific region of cortex (temporal, frontal, or parietal, most ...

NUR 265 Exam 3 Study Guide & Exam Questions and Answers 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 80 3 • Compensation o First Resp...

NUR 265 Exam 3 Study Guide & Exam Questions and Answers 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 80 3 • Compensation o...

ATI COMMUNITY HEALH PROCTORED EXAM 1. During a home health visit a school age child who has muscular dystrophy confides in the nurse that he was struck by his parents. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 1. report the incident to local authorities 2. check the child for injuries 3. refer the parent to a social service agency 4. enroll the parent in anger management classes. 2. a nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an elementary school where most stu...

NURSE-UN 001 STUDY GUIDE FOR EMT Final Exam Review_Melissa Perkowski 1. Review types of consent (implied, expressed, etc) o Consent is generally required from every conscious adult before care can be started. The foundation of consent is decision-making capacity. o Implied consent legal assumption that treatment was desired. ▪ Applies to patients who are unconscious or are otherwise incapable of making a rational, informed decision about care. It applies only when a serious medica...

Exam 5 Intracranial Review Intracranial regulation: NORMAL ICP= 5-15 Risk for imbalance: ▪ Elderly persons: degenerative patho conditions or injuries (FALLS)= intracranial regulation imbalance ▪ Adolescents and young adults: Traumatic injury to head SEIZURES: (9) Episodes of abnormal motor, sensory, or autonomic activity ▪ All or part of brain can be involved Types Partial (focal): begin in one hemisphere OR in a specific region of cortex (temporal, frontal, or parietal, most ...

NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Final Exam Study Outline MODULE 1: THE CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION • Chapter 1: What is Pathophysiology? O Definitions: Etiology, pathogenesis, acute, chronic, exacerbation, remission, etc. O Signs vs. Symptoms O Levels of Disease Prevention: Primary vs. Secondary vs. Tertiary • Chapter 2: Homeostasis, Allostasis, & Adaptive Responses to Stressors o What is homeostasis? Allostasis? ▪ What is allostatic load? Allostatic overload? o What...

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR322 ESE Study Guide Medication calculations (IM, mg & ml; IV-gtt/min) Growth & Development Tables H 182-184 Infant (birth to one year) • Developmental milestones o Birth weight doubles by 6 months ▪ Triples by 12 months o Birth length increases by 50% at 12 months o Posterior fontanel closes by 8 weeks o Social smile occurs at 2 months o Head turns to locate sounds at 3 months o Moro reflex disappears around 4 months o Steady head control i...

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR322 ESE Study Guide Peds Hesi Study guide Medication calculations (IM, mg & ml; IV-gtt/min) Growth & Development Tables H 182-184 Infant (birth to one year) • Developmental milestones o Birth weight doubles by 6 months ▪ Triples by 12 months o Birth length increases by 50% at 12 months o Posterior fontanel closes by 8 weeks o Social smile occurs at 2 months o Head turns to locate sounds at 3 months o Moro reflex disappears around 4 months o ...

NUR 265 Exam 3 Study Guide & Exam Questions and Answers 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 80 3 • Compensation o First Resp...