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Causes of Brain Injury |
Tit-in Trauma Tumor Ischemia Infection Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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Ischemia? |
Lack of blood to brain |
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Trauma |
A damage to the brain |
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Ischemia? |
Lack of blood to brain |
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Tumor? |
Cancer forming |
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Tumor? |
Cancer forming |
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Infection? |
Bacterial or Viral Attack on Brain |
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Tumor? |
Cancer forming |
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Infection? |
Bacterial or Viral Attack on Brain |
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Hypoxia? |
Brain lacks oxygen |
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Tumor? |
Cancer forming |
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Infection? |
Bacterial or Viral Attack on Brain |
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Hypoxia? |
Brain lacks oxygen |
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Ischemia? |
Brain lacks Blood supply |
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Brain Excitatory? |
Excess Glutamate release resulting in excessive (Na2+) coming into cell causing for excess Ca2+ coming into cell |
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Brain Excitatory? |
Excess Glutamate release resulting in excessive (Na2+) coming into cell causing for excess Ca2+ coming into cell |
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Cerebral edema? |
Brain fills with fluid |
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What two brain parts determine ones level of consciousness? |
Cerebral Cortex and Reticular Activating System |
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Pain is to.. |
Awareness |
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Coma patients lack what? |
Lack awareness and wakefulness
No response to pain or verbal stimuli |
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Coma patients lack what? |
Lack awareness and wakefulness
No response to pain or verbal stimuli |
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Coma patients have bodies which are? |
Flaccid and have some intact reflexes |
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Coma patients lack what? |
Lack awareness and wakefulness
No response to pain or verbal stimuli |
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Coma patients have bodies which are? |
Flaccid and have some intact reflexes |
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Coma patients may require... |
Life support |
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Deep Coma is known as what stage? |
Terminal Stage |
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Deep Coma is known as what stage? |
Terminal Stage |
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Deep Coma means what for all your reflexes? |
Loss of all of ones reflexes |
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Deep Coma is known as what stage? |
Terminal Stage |
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Deep Coma means what for all your reflexes? |
Loss of all of ones reflexes |
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What is locked-in syndrome? |
Paralyzed but Aware of surroundings and able to think |
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Patients who have locked-in syndrome are unable to... |
Communicate by mouth/verbal means... Required to move eyes to answer questions |
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Vegetative State? |
Loss of awareness
Loss of mental capacity
Brainstem is still able to function with respiratory, cardiovascular and autonomic function |
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ICP? |
Increased Intracranial Pressure |
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ICP? |
Increased Intracranial Pressure |
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What does the skull contain? |
Brain tissue, blood, and CSF |
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What causes Intracranial Pressure? |
Blood volume increases CSF Volume Increases Brain Volume Increases Tumor Growth- cancer Edema- fluid build up
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As a result of increased intracranial pressure, we see that there is ...? |
Decreased brain perfusion (blood exchange/delivery)
No oxygen or glucose delivery
No waste removal
Brain tissue compression
Neuronal death
Pupil has fixed dilated presence |
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If there is an increase in pressure on brainstem or cerebral cortex, then...? |
We see a decrease in the level of consciousness |
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If there is an increase in pressure on brainstem or cerebral cortex, then...? |
We see a decrease in the level of consciousness |
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Stretching of late blood vessels results in...? |
A headache |
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If there is an increase in pressure on brainstem or cerebral cortex, then...? |
We see a decrease in the level of consciousness |
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Stretching of late blood vessels results in...? |
A headache |
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Pressure in medulla on Emetic Center results in...? |
Vomiting |
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Cerebral Ischemia Response of Vasoconstriction? |
Increased Blood Pressure |
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Cerebral Ischemia Response of Vasoconstriction? |
Increased Blood Pressure |
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Increased Pressure on CSF causing swelling around optic disc results in...? |
Papilledema |
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Cerebral Ischemia Response of Vasoconstriction? |
Increased Blood Pressure |
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Increased Pressure on CSF causing swelling around optic disc results in...? |
Papilledema |
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Pressure on Cranial Nerve 3 (oculomotor) results in...? |
Fixed Dilated Pupil |
