NURS FPX4060 FINAL PAPER (NEWEST UPDATED VERSION: 2026/2027) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
NURS FPX4060 FINAL PAPER (NEWEST UPDATED VERSION: 2026/2027) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+◉ Describe the Monro-Kellie Doctrine. Answer: The total intracranial volume (brain, blood, CSF) is consistent (if one increases, the other two are displaced) ◉ What are the three normal compensatory mechanisms to maintain normal ICP? Answer: CSF volume changes by altering production or absorption Changes in intracranial blood volume occur through: collapse of cerebral veins and dural sinuses, cerebral vasoconstriction or dilation, changes in venous outflow Brain tissue volume compensates through distention ◉ Define cerebral blood flow. Answer: Amount of blood (in mL) passing through 100 g of brain tissue in on minute ◉ What is normal cerebral blood flow? Answer: About 50 mL/min per 100 g of brain tissue ◉ Why is cerebral blood flow so important? Answer: Brain requires oxygen (and glucose)
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