NSER 7110 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What monic for altered LOC - Answer -ACIOUTIPS
A - Answer -Acidosis, Alcohol Intoxication
E - Answer -Epilepsy, Encephalitis
I - Answer -Insulin Reaction
O - Answer -Overdose
U - Answer -Uremia, Underdose
T - Answer -Trauma, Tumor
I - Answer -Infection
P - Answer -Psychosis
S - Answer -Stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
what are the 3 complaints of the brain in the box - Answer -Tissue
CSF
Blood
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is a - Answer -sudden loss of brain function
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is characterized by - Answer -neurological
deficits that persist for 24 hours or more
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is caused by - Answer -interruption of
blood flow to the brain or rupture of blood vessels in the brain
Monro-Kellie hypothesis Small increases in blood, tissue, or CSF volume - Answer -can
be compensated for by a decrease in one or both of the other components
Monro-Kellie hypothesis ompensation of any of these three volumes is - Answer -
limited
ICP increased vol Compensation limited to - Answer -CSF movement down spinal cord
ICP Increased volume CSF production - Answer -decreased
ICP Increased volume Small amount of distension of the - Answer -dura mater
, The first stage of increased ICP - Answer -Increased volume:
The 2nd stage of increased ICP - Answer -pressure builds
The 2nd stage of increased ICP As pressure builds - Answer -the venous system is
compressed
The 2nd stage of increased ICP As pressure builds and venous system compression
occurs ICP - Answer -begins to rise
ICP third stage - Answer -All compensation systems fail
ICP third stage increased pCO2 causes - Answer -cerebral vasodilation
ICP third stage increased pCO2 causes cerebral vasodilation which - Answer -
increases blood flow to the brain
ICP third stage increased pCO2 when there is increased blood flow to the brain -
Answer -there is a dramatic increase in ICP.
early signs of increased ICP - Answer -- Headache
-N/V
- altered LOC
Late sign of increased ICP - Answer -Cushing's triad
Cushing's triad - Answer --HTN
-Bradycardia
-IR respirations
four major types of brain bleeds - Answer -- epidural
- subdural
- subarachnoid
- intracerebral
what is the worst type of brain bleed - Answer -epidural
why is an epidural bleed bad - Answer -it is an aerial bleed
with a skull fx what type of bleed - Answer -think epidural
subdural is a slower bleed d/t it bing in the - Answer -vein
what bleed would you get chronic symptoms over time - Answer -think subdural
What monic for altered LOC - Answer -ACIOUTIPS
A - Answer -Acidosis, Alcohol Intoxication
E - Answer -Epilepsy, Encephalitis
I - Answer -Insulin Reaction
O - Answer -Overdose
U - Answer -Uremia, Underdose
T - Answer -Trauma, Tumor
I - Answer -Infection
P - Answer -Psychosis
S - Answer -Stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
what are the 3 complaints of the brain in the box - Answer -Tissue
CSF
Blood
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is a - Answer -sudden loss of brain function
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is characterized by - Answer -neurological
deficits that persist for 24 hours or more
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is caused by - Answer -interruption of
blood flow to the brain or rupture of blood vessels in the brain
Monro-Kellie hypothesis Small increases in blood, tissue, or CSF volume - Answer -can
be compensated for by a decrease in one or both of the other components
Monro-Kellie hypothesis ompensation of any of these three volumes is - Answer -
limited
ICP increased vol Compensation limited to - Answer -CSF movement down spinal cord
ICP Increased volume CSF production - Answer -decreased
ICP Increased volume Small amount of distension of the - Answer -dura mater
, The first stage of increased ICP - Answer -Increased volume:
The 2nd stage of increased ICP - Answer -pressure builds
The 2nd stage of increased ICP As pressure builds - Answer -the venous system is
compressed
The 2nd stage of increased ICP As pressure builds and venous system compression
occurs ICP - Answer -begins to rise
ICP third stage - Answer -All compensation systems fail
ICP third stage increased pCO2 causes - Answer -cerebral vasodilation
ICP third stage increased pCO2 causes cerebral vasodilation which - Answer -
increases blood flow to the brain
ICP third stage increased pCO2 when there is increased blood flow to the brain -
Answer -there is a dramatic increase in ICP.
early signs of increased ICP - Answer -- Headache
-N/V
- altered LOC
Late sign of increased ICP - Answer -Cushing's triad
Cushing's triad - Answer --HTN
-Bradycardia
-IR respirations
four major types of brain bleeds - Answer -- epidural
- subdural
- subarachnoid
- intracerebral
what is the worst type of brain bleed - Answer -epidural
why is an epidural bleed bad - Answer -it is an aerial bleed
with a skull fx what type of bleed - Answer -think epidural
subdural is a slower bleed d/t it bing in the - Answer -vein
what bleed would you get chronic symptoms over time - Answer -think subdural
