Neuro isn't awful

Drugs

100

Fibrinolytic used to emergently treat ischemic strokes

TNK

200

The most common antiepileptic used in the ICU

Keppra

300

Group of medications commonly used to decrease cerebral edema, hydrocephalus and ICP

Hypertonic saline

or osmotic diuretics

400

Medication used to increase blood flow to injured brain tissue in patients at high risk for vasospasm

Nimodipine (Nimotop/Nymalize)

500

Medication given intra-arterially to treat vasospasm

Verapamil

Diagnostics

100

First-line imaging in neuro

CT

200

Best test to monitor for seizures

EEG

300

A diagnostic procedure where the Dr is able to look at the vasculature of the head and neck, assess patency, identify abnormalities (aneurysm, AVM) and intervene if necessary 

Cerebral Angiogram

400

Cold calorics, Apnea, Nuclear med scan are all components of 

Brain death testing

500

Used to identify meningitis, SAH, NPH and ICP

Lumbar Puncture

Interventions

100

To treat SAH, IVH, Hydrocephalus

EVD

200

Compressing plaque with a balloon

Angioplasty

300

An incision in the neck is made to remove a clot

Carotid Endarderectomy

400

This procedure decreases ICP while allowing the brain to swell

Decompressive Hemicraniectomy 

500

To secure an aneurysm that has a wide neck and/or is very large and other methods are unsuccessful

Crani for clipping

Assessment

100

When your patient has a facial droop, facial sensory deficits, or a tongue deviation it is safe to assume that _______ has also been affected

Swallowing

200

Your patient just arrived from the OR s/p mechanical thrombectomy with the OR RN and anesthesia, what important information do you need from them before they leave?

Closure time

How long do we need to be flat (if fem approach)

Pre & Postop NIH

Drugs given

Do NIH together and assess the incision

300

Your patient fell from a ladder and sustained a C4 fracture. What do you expect to find during a neuro exam?

Quadraplegia & loss of respiratory fuction

400

Your patient's EVD (@0cmH2o) has not drained in 1H. The ICP on the monitor is 2. You raise the drain and it is sluggishly tidalling. What do you suspect is happening and what do you do about it?  

It's clogging, drop the drain to clear it. 

500

You observe your patient with an acute onset R gaze deviation. Your patient is either having a _____ sided stroke or a ____ sided seizure

R stroke or L seizure