Stroke
Intracranial Pressure
Head Injury
Brain Tumors & Cranial Surgery
Inflammatory Brain Disorders
100
This is the single most important modifiable risk factor that will decrease the burden of stroke.
What is hypertension.
100
This is the amount of blood in milliliters passing through 100 grams of brain tissue per minute.
What is cerebral blood flow.
100
Term used to signify craniocerebral trauma, which includes an alteration in consciousness no matter how brief.
What is head trauma.
100
These structures prevent brain tumors from metastasizing outside the central nervous system.
What are the meninges and blood-brain barrier.
100
This acute viral inflammation of the brain is a serious and sometimes fatal disease.
What is encephalitis.
200
This healthcare professional is often consulted to assess the stroke victim's ability to swallow.
Who is an Occupational Therapist (OT).
200
This is an important factor contributing to increased intracranial pressure resulting from an increase in any or all of the brain tissue, blood, and CSF.
What is cerebral edema.
200
A term used to describe any trauma to the scalp, skull, or brain.
What is head injury.
200
Term used to describe a brain tumor that resulted from metastasis from a malignant neoplasm elsewhere in the body.
What is a secondary tumor.
200
These are the three most common inflammatory conditions of the brain and spinal cord.
What are meningitis, encephalitis, and brain absess.
300
This is the most common bowel problem for the patient who has experienced a stroke.
What is constipation.
300
These are the major complications of uncontrolled increased ICP.
What are inadequate cerebral perfusion and cerebral infarction.
300
This is considered the best diagnostic test to evaluate craniocerebral trauma due to the rapid diagnosis and intervention in the acute care setting.
What is a CT scan.
300
This surgical procedure can be classified according to the location of the pathologic condition such as front, parietal, occipital, temporal, or a combination of any of these.
What is a craniotomy.
300
This is the most common acute complication of bacterial meningitis.
What is increased ICP.
400
Carotid endarderectomy, transluminal angioplasty, stenting, and extracranial-intracranial bypass.
What are the surgical interventions for patients experiencing TIAs from carotid disease.
400
During this "gold standard" procedure for monitoring ICP, a catheter is inserted into the right lateral ventricle and coupled to an external transducer.
What is a ventriculostomy.
400
Epidural, subdural, and intracerebral hematoma.
What are common complications following a head injury.
400
Brain tumor, CNS infection/absess, vascular abnormalities, craniocerebral trauma, seizure disorder, or intractible pain.
What are causes or indications for cranial surgery.
400
Diagnosis is usually verified by performing this procedure.
What is a lumbar puncture.
500
This term is used to describe blindness in the same half of each visual field is common after a stroke.
What is homonyous hemianopsia.
500
Drug therapy plays an important role in the management of ICP and three common classifications of medications are prescribed.
What are diuretics, corticosteroids, and barbiturates.
500
Noting the GCS, assessing/monitoring the neurologic status, and determining whether a CSF leak has occurred.
What the most important components of the nursing assessing when caring for a patient with a head injury.
500
Maintaining normal ICP, maximizing neurologic functioning, achieving control of pain and discomfort, and being aware of the long-term implications relating to prognosis, cognition, and physical functioning.
What are overall nursing goals for a patient with a brain tumor.
500
Enteroviruses, arborviruses, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and herpex simplex virus (HBV).
What are common causes of viral meningitis.
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