NURS 3444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Intracranial Pressure, Nursing Care Plan, Spina Bifida
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Transverse section of the brain and spinal cord: knowledge of the anatomy of the brain is helpful in understanding the symptoms of neurologic dysfunction. Cerebral structure and function: the skull and brain grow and develop rapidly during early childhood. Head injuries: all of which can cause increased intracranial pressure. Follow directions appropriate: pupils - size, reaction to light and accommodation, skull palpate fontanelles, persistent vegetative state (pvs, must know! Seizure is a disease process and not a symptom: true, false. Epilepsy: condition characterized by two or more unprovoked seizures, multiple causes by a variety of pathologic problems in the brain, this is a disease process, not a seizure. Iv lorazepam (2 to 5 minutes and long half life 12 to 24 hours) i. Iv loading with phenytoin (dilantin) or fosphenytoin: buccal or intranasal midazolam, buccal lorazepam and rectal diazepam, worst case general anesthesia with infusion of midazolam or.
