3 constituencies of the cranium are incompressible, an increase in one must be offset by a decrease in others
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what obs would you see with cushings triad?
raised IPC
HIGH BP
IRREGULAR RESPS
hypertension
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what is the criteria for a head ct within the hour?
GCS initially<13
GCS <15 2 hr after injury
open scull fracture
seizure
vomit>1
sign of basal scull fracture
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what are the 3 signs of a basal scull fracture?
hemotympanum (panda eyes)
cerebrospinal fluid leaking from ears or nose
battle signs (bruising behind ears)
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D/C info for head injury?
someone stay for 24 hr
lack of appetite, sore head, feel sick but no vomit normal but go away after 2 weeks.
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what are the signs of a stroke?
limb weakness, headache, numb on one side, aphasia (loss of speech), visual problems, papilledema (optic nerve swelling)
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what are the 2 acronyms for stokes?
FAST
ROSIER
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what are the 2 types of strokes?
Ischaemic
haemorrhagic
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what is an ischaemic stroke and what treatments are given?
blockage in brain
treatment= thrombolysis (within 4.5 hr of symptoms)
thrombectomy- physical removal of clot through femoral within 4-6 hr
anti-platelet
AF can cause ischaemic stroke
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what is a haemorrhagic stroke and what treatments are given?
bleed in the brain
treatment= reversal of anticoagulant (IV VIT K)
surgical evacuation
pallation
both strokes require CT scan within 24 hr or urgent within 1 hour
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what time frame is classed as acute and chronic pain?
<3 months for acute
>3 months for chronic
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what are the 3 components of the gcs?
eyes,verbal,motor
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When assessing a patient, you should?
check, observe, stimulate
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A patient reacts to supraorbital pressure by moving their hand up to his face. How would you record this response?
localising
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Card 2
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what is the monro-kellie hypothesis?
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3 constituencies of the cranium are incompressible, an increase in one must be offset by a decrease in others
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what obs would you see with cushings triad?
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what is the criteria for a head ct within the hour?
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