NSER 7110 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Altered level of consciousness - Answer -condition of being less responsive to and
aware of environmental stimuli
What's the mnemonic for altered LOC - Answer -AEIOUTIPS
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)
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke - Answer -sudden loss of brain function
characterized by neurological deficits that persist for 24 hours or more
Intracranial pressure - Answer -pressure exerted on the ventricles by cerebrospinal
fluid
What is the formula for ICP - Answer -CPP=MAP-ICP
CPP - Answer -cerebral perfusion pressure
MAP - Answer -mean arterial pressure)
ICP - Answer -intracranial pressure
Brain tissue volume - Answer -80%
Blood & CSF volume - Answer -10% each
Monro-Kellie hypothesis - Answer -A slight increase in one volume can be
compensated by a decrease in one or both of the other two volumes
Altered level of consciousness - Answer -condition of being less responsive to and
aware of environmental stimuli
What's the mnemonic for altered LOC - Answer -AEIOUTIPS
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)
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke - Answer -sudden loss of brain function
characterized by neurological deficits that persist for 24 hours or more
Intracranial pressure - Answer -pressure exerted on the ventricles by cerebrospinal
fluid
What is the formula for ICP - Answer -CPP=MAP-ICP
CPP - Answer -cerebral perfusion pressure
MAP - Answer -mean arterial pressure)
ICP - Answer -intracranial pressure
Brain tissue volume - Answer -80%
Blood & CSF volume - Answer -10% each
Monro-Kellie hypothesis - Answer -A slight increase in one volume can be
compensated by a decrease in one or both of the other two volumes