pediatrics chapter 27 Exam | Atcual
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clinical manifestations of ICP in tense bulging fontanel
infants separated cranial sutures
macewen (crackpot) sign
irritability and restlessness
drowsiness
increased sleeping
high-pitched cry
increased frontoccipital circumference
distended scalp veins
poor feeding
crying when disturbed
setting sun sign
clinical manifestations of ICP in headache
children nausea
forceful vomiting
diplopia
seizures
indifference, drowsiness
decline in school performance
diminished physical activity and motor
performance
increased sleeping
inability to follow simple comands
lethargy
, late signs of ICP in infants and bradycardia
children decreased motor response to command
decreased sensory response to painful
stimuli
alterations in pupil size and reactivity
extension or flexion posturing
cheyne-strokes respirations
papilledema
decreased consciousness
coma
neurologic exam vital signs increased body temp -infection, heat
stroke,
ingestion of drugs, intracranial bleeding
decreased body temp - hypothalamic
involvement,
serious infection
pulse - variable, actual changes in pulse
and BP are
more important than direction of change
respirations - slow, deep and irregular
describe what seeing rather than put a
label on it
neurologic exam eyes - what is an sudden appearance of a fixed or dilated
emergency pupil
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
clinical manifestations of ICP in tense bulging fontanel
infants separated cranial sutures
macewen (crackpot) sign
irritability and restlessness
drowsiness
increased sleeping
high-pitched cry
increased frontoccipital circumference
distended scalp veins
poor feeding
crying when disturbed
setting sun sign
clinical manifestations of ICP in headache
children nausea
forceful vomiting
diplopia
seizures
indifference, drowsiness
decline in school performance
diminished physical activity and motor
performance
increased sleeping
inability to follow simple comands
lethargy
, late signs of ICP in infants and bradycardia
children decreased motor response to command
decreased sensory response to painful
stimuli
alterations in pupil size and reactivity
extension or flexion posturing
cheyne-strokes respirations
papilledema
decreased consciousness
coma
neurologic exam vital signs increased body temp -infection, heat
stroke,
ingestion of drugs, intracranial bleeding
decreased body temp - hypothalamic
involvement,
serious infection
pulse - variable, actual changes in pulse
and BP are
more important than direction of change
respirations - slow, deep and irregular
describe what seeing rather than put a
label on it
neurologic exam eyes - what is an sudden appearance of a fixed or dilated
emergency pupil
