Increased ICP
These include blood, brain tissue, and CSF.
What are the components that contribute to ICP?
This is a sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a part of the brain.
What is a stroke?
Manifestations of this include headache, fever, changes in LOC, nuchal rigidity, positive Kernig sign, positive Brudzinski sign, and photophobia.
What is meningitis?
This is a state of continuous seizure activity or a condition in which seizures recur in rapid succession without return to consciousness between seizures.
What is status epilepticus?
This includes maintaining the patient’s airway, breathing, circulation, and minimizing increased ICO and subsequent damage.
What is the goal of TBI treatment?
Between 7-15 mm/Hg
What is the normal ICP range?
These include HTN, CV disease, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking, drug and alcohol abuse.
What are modifiable stroke risk factors?
This diagnostic verifies bacterial meningitis diagnosis.
What is lumbar puncture with analysis of CSF?
This is the main treatment for seizure disorder and aims to prevent seizures.
What are antiseizure medications?
Respiratory dysfunction occurs in injuries about this level.
What is injury above C4?
In this posturing the arms are bent towards the center of the body and the hands are balled against the chest.
What is decorticate posturing?
These include numbness, trouble speaking, loss of balance, or coordination.
What are the common symptoms of TIA?
This type of meningitis is managed symptomatically because the disease is self-limiting and full recovery is expected.
What is viral meningitis?
These are the 2 main categories seizures are classified by.
What are generalized onset and focal onset?
As a result of bladder retention, bowel distention, or abnormal stimulation of the skin, patients with T6 or above SCI are at risk for this.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
These can include coughing, sneezing, suctioning, and Valsalva maneuver.
What is ICP increasing activities?
This is caused by bleeding into brain tissue, the ventricles, or subarachnoid space.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
This can include Acyclovir for HSV infection, amphotericin, and other antifungal agents.
What is medical management for encephalitis?
This includes Interventions for a seizure such as padded side rails, side-lying position, low bed position, privacy curtain, available suction, and side-lying position
What are safety/seizure precautions?
As a result of this with SCI, wound care, hygiene, and skin care a essential to help prevent infection.
What is traction?
This is the most reliable indicator of increased ICP.
What is LOC?
These include hemiparesis, aphasia, and depression.
What are common long-term disabilities following stroke?
This disease requires respiratory isolation until cultures are negative since the disease is highly contagious.
What is meningococcal meningitis?
We do not want to administer or put anything in this route when a person is having an active seizure
What is oral?
As a result of the altered mental status and cerebral blood flow changes related to TBI, it is important to maintain this.
What is an adequate airway?