Intracranial pressure

Sarah is a 27yo, G1 P0, who was seen for an assessment due to a diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure. In talking with the patient, she overall sounds as if she was asymptomatic but she had an ophthalmology exam that revealed some swelling of the optic nerve. She then had an MRI which suggested increased intracranial pressure and she was treated with acetazolamide. Since she has had a positive pregnancy test she has stopped the medication and states that she feels perfectly fine. She…

When Would You Administer Mannitol? Mannitol is a diuretic. It has many uses. It is most commonly used to increase urine production and flush the kidneys. It can, also, be used to decrease swelling and pressure inside the eye or around the brain. Another use is the elimination of toxic substances, such as aspirin, barbituates, bromides, and carbon monoxide from the body. First, mannitol can perform all of these functions because it is a diuretic. This means that the addition of it to…

If the blood pressure maintains to be high it could lead to rebleeding and hematoma expansion (Urden el at., 2014). The goals for this patient was to keep the blood pressure bellow 160. If the patient blood pressure was above 160 the physician ordered hydralazine 10mg= 0.5 ml to be administer. Hydralazine is a vasodilator and decreases the blood pressure (Urden el at., 2014). Furthermore, the nurse could provide a restful surrounding…

that time a patient discharge with a possible head injury would be given information on what to look for if the condition does not improve. Mr. Niles was not given that information however he had a first aid which told him what the signs where for intracranial bleeding. If Kelly condition would have been left untreated he would have…

them the reason she took her own life. Mirikatini writes this note from the young Asian-American’s pressure-filled mind who has battled with the feeling of being “not good enough” for too long. This poem is filled with many comparisons and analogies that descriptively illustrate what the girl that Mirikitani writes about was thinking and feeling. The suicide note displays the overwhelming pressure that young adults feel from their families and friends, how prevalent suicide is in today’s society…

volume of a mole of H_(2(g)) is 22.4 L, it supports Avogadro’s law that one mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.4 L at STP. At the same time, it indicates that a direct relationship exists between volume and the number of moles of gas as temperature and pressure stays constant. One real world application of the importance of this problem is demonstrated when a helium balloon is lighter than an identical balloon filled with air…

attention of millions in the United States. Although teams compete in the most inclement frigid weather, it is a sport that has played an intricate role in uniting families as well as communities in friendly banter, while taking one’s mind off the pressures that may engulf them on a daily basis. And even though this holds true, occasionally, during the season one will experience an upset or a scandal that will rock the nation. The world has bore witness to these types of upsets where the…

liquid and its velocity. The capillary pressure at porous media is defined as the difference between pressure in the liquid and vapor phase. Mass conservation for liquid phase is as follow: (18) (∂(εsρ_l))/∂t+∇.(ρ_l u ⃗_l )=S_(g-l) Darcy law can be used for liquid momentum equation in porous media; therefore, momentum equation is reduced and can be expressed by: (19) u ⃗_l=-K_l/μ_l ∇p_l Also, the liquid pressure can be extracted from definition of capillary pressure. (20) p_c=p_g-p_l=f(s)…

results. The first experiment studied the relationship between volume and pressure, while keeping the amount of the gas sample and temperature constant. Table 1 shows the atmospheric pressure recorded during the experiment. Atmospheric Pressure (mm Hg) 644.0 mm Hg Table 1. Atmospheric pressure was recorded using barometer in lab next door. This atmospheric pressure is of the lab next door, and is not the atmospheric pressure in which the experiment took place. Possible errors from this…

Thermometer ● 1 Digital Timer ● Gas pressure sensor ● Logger Pro ● Vernier computer interface ● Laptop computer ● 2 Ring stands ● 2 utility clamps ● 3 400 ml Glass beakers ● 1 Small plastic shoe container ● 6 Sprigs of Elodea ● 1 Hot plate ● 1 Small plastic pan ● Ice to fill the pan ● DI Water Method First, turn the hot plate on to start the heating process, careful not to touch it after it is on. Power on the computer and connect the gas pressure sensor to the interface (Lab…