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the brain is protected by the ___ and ____   the skull and CSF  
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______ must be maintained for electrical impulses   metabolic stablilty  
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metabolic stability and electrical impulses are controlled through the ____ and _____   blood-brain barrier and autoregulatory mechanisms  
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decreased O2 with maintained blood flow...the interruption in the delivery of O2   hypoxia  
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reduced blood flow...interuption of O2 and glucose and removal of waste products   ischemia  
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one single area; collateral circulation may develop to compensate   focal ischemia  
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entire brain; no collateral   global ischemia  
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in ischemia the gluose reserve is used up in ___   2-4 minutes  
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in ischemia the ATP reserve is used up in ___   4-5 minutes  
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excess ___ in the tissue leads to edema   Na  
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energy depletion leads to shifts in __, ___, and ___   Na, K, Ca  
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increase in tissue colume do to fluid accumulation   cerebral edema  
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two types of cerebral edema   vasogenic and cytotoxic  
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results from an increase in extracellular fluid surrounding the brain cells   vasogenic cerebral edema  
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vasogenic cerebral edema may cause damage which may impairs the ____   blood brain barrier  
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vasogenic cerebral edema mainly occurs in ___   white matter  
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swelling of the brain cells   cytotoxic cerebral edema  
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cytotoxic cerebral edema mainly occurs in ___   grey matter  
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rise in the pressure(>15 mmHg) of CSF that maintains the subarchnoid space between the skulll and the brain   > intracranial pressure  
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as volume of one compartment increases, volume of another decreases, to a limit   Monro-Kellie Hypothesis  
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monro-kellie hyopthesis is controlled by ____   autoregulation  
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cerebral arterioles change diameter to maintain bl flow when ICP increases   autoregulation of monro-kellie hypothesis  
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in the monro-kellie hypothesis ___ is unable to compensate, but the ___ is able to compensate to a limit   brain tissue.....blood compartment  
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____ and _____ occurs when the brain is unable to compensate past its limit   ischemia and hypercapnia  
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cushing's triad/reflex is ___, ____, and ____   elevates systolic blood pressure (SBP), wide pulse pressure, and bradycardia  
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displacement of a portion of the brain through or around linings of the brain or openings within the intracranial cavity   herniation  
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herniation =   brain death  
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you want to try to preven herniation b/c if not ____ will occur   death  
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FLEXOR posturing indicating corticospinal tract lesions   decorticate  
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EXTENSOR posturing indicating brainstem injury   decerebrate  
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what are the main s/s of increased intracranial pressure   HA, N/V, and pupillary changes  
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seen in head injuries...pupils will constrict and get big, then little, big then little...etc   hippus  
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why do you want to sit a px with increased intracranial pressure in semi-fowlers position?   to try to drain some of the fluid (30-60 degree angle)  
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structural damage to the head and is the leading cause of death in ages <24   tranumatic head and brain injury  
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can be simple, commuinuted, or depresed and can cause compression ot trauma to the brain tissue   skull fx  
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when bone fragments are imbedded into the tissue   depressed skull fx  
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area of impact in a head injury   coup injury  
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the opposite side of the area of impact in a head injury   counter-coup  
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concurrent rotational movement is ____   a spinal or twisting neck injury  
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acceleration and forward movement is the ____   coup  
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deceleration and backward movement is the -___   countercoup  
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momentary interruption of brain function with or without loss of consciousness   concussion  
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concussions usually recover within ___   24 hours  
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primary injury with diffuse microscopic damage to axons in the cerebral hemisphere, corpus callosum, and brain stem; ofter leads to dementia and persistent vegetative state   diffuse axonal injury  
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bruise to the cortical surface of the brain caused by blunt head trauma   contusion  
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contusions cause permanent damage that is ___   the nercrotic tissue is phagocytized leaving scar tissue  
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vascular injury and bleeding   hematoma  
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hematoma that develops between the skull and the dura   epidural hematoma  
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usually the result of an artery tear leading to rapid compression   epidural hematoma  
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2 types of hematomas   epidural and subdural  
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___ s/s is same sided pupil dialation and opposite side hemiparesis   epidural hematoma  
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epidural hematoma are more common in the ___, why?   young...b/c of the inadequate dura attachment  
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hematoma that develops between the dura and the arachnoid   subdural hematoma  
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usually the result of a tear in the small bridging veins that connect the veins on the surface if the cortex to dural sinuses   subdural hematoma  
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what type of hematoma develops slower   subdural hematoma develops slower then the epidural hematoma  
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3 types of subdural hematomas   acute, subacute, chronic  
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____ subdural hematoma's s/s will occur within 24 hours of injury; progress rapidly; high mortality rate   acute  
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____ subdural hematoma's s/s occur 2-10 days post injury and usually have a period of improvement followed by deterioration   subacute  
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____ subdural hematoms's s/s occur severak weeks post injury; there is a slow leak, hematoma becomes encapsulated by bibroblasts; cells lyse leading to edema in the capsule leading to pressure on the surrounding tissue; s/s < in LOH and HA   chronic  
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rostral to caudal   front to back or top to bottom  
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global brain injuries develop _____   roatral to caudal (front to back or top to bottom depending on location)  
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arousal and wakefulness are functions of the ____ and the _____   cerebral hemispheres and the reticular activating system  
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content and cognition are functions of the ___   cerebral cortex  
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primitive system in the brain stem that recieves input   reticular activating system  
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what does the reticular activating system include (^)   brains stem, medulla, pons, midbrain, spinal cord, and thalamus  
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a change in levels of consciousness indicated a px with the ____   Reticular Activating System or both the RAS and the cerebral hemispheres  
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Reticular Activating System has a part in ___ and ___   ANS and motor function  
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____ reflects orientation to person, place, and time   LOC- levels of consciousness  
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consciousness, confusion, delirium, obtundation, stupor, coma is ____   LOC= continum  
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what are early s/s of < LOC   inattention, mild confusion, disorentation, blunted affect (flat emotions)  
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___ s/s: pupils < reaction to light, with the doll's head response, cold caloric test, posturing (decorticate or decerebrate), apnea, and cheyne-stokes   global brain injury  
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irreversible loss of brain function   brain death  
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what determines brain death   after all other px are ruled out and their is No EEG activity 2x...6 hours apart  
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loss of all cognitive function and unawareness of self and surroundings   persistent vegetative state  
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requires complete nursing attention, unable to interact with others, absence of sustained or reproducible voluntary behavior, lack of language comprehension, and bladder and bowel incontinence   persistent vegetative state  
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what determines being in a persistene vegetative state?   having persistent vegetative state s/s for one whole month  
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what do pts with a persistene vegetative state have that is maintaining life   hypothalamic and brainstem function  
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acute focal neurological deficit from a vascular disorder that injuries brain tissue   stroke  
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leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the US   stroke  
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"brain attack"   stroke  
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what is the most common cause of strokes?   HTN especially in Mississippi  
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most common type of stroke   ischemic stroke  
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local interruption of bl flow caused by thrombus or emboil   ischemic stroke  
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most fatal stroke   hemorrhagic stroke  
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stroke that is often in the eldery and often affects the cortex causing aphasia, hemineglect syndrome, viusl defects, or blindness...occurs with rest or activity and is associated with other atherosclerotic changes   large vessel ischemic stoke (thrombotic)  
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large vessel (thrombotic) iscemic strokes often affect the CORTEX causing ___, ____, ____, and/or _____   aphasia, hemineglect syndrome, visual defects, or blindness  
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____ is a common site for atherosclerotic plaque   large vessels  
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located in the deeper, noncortical parts of the brain or in the brain stem and will not be picked up by a CT   small vessel (lacunar infarct) ischemic stroke  
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pure motor hemiplegia, pure sensory hemiplegia, and dysarthria with clumsy hand syndrome   lacunar syndrome (small vessel stroke)  
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stoke that starts in teh heart and is caused by a moving blood clot that orginated in the heart   cardiogenic embolic ischemic stroke  
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where do most cardiogenic embolic strokes originate?   LEFT side of the heart  
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stroke that results in edema, brain compression, ot spasms of the surrounding vessels   hemorrhagic strokes  
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who is at highest risk for a hemorragic stroke   young african americans with HTN  
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"ministroke"   TIA- Transient Ischemic Attach  
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focal ischemia cerebral neurologic deficit that last less than 24 hours   TIA- Transient Ischemic Attach  
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considered a warning sign of a stroke, which gives pt the opportunity to tx stroke before it occurs   TIA- Transient Ischemic Attach  
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what are signs of a one-sided acute stroke   unilateral weakness of face, arm, and leg...unilateral numbness...and visual changes in one eye  
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___ strokes are sudden and focal with one sided effects and cause: aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and ataxia   acute strokes  
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why is it important to figure out what type of stroke occured in order to tx a pt   bc hemorrhagic strokes cannot be tx with thromboltics  
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most cerebral aneurysms are ___   berry  
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what causes an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage to rupture?   growing size, IICP (> intracraniall pressure), controlled HTN  
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what is the main sign of a brain aneurysm?   head ache  
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complex tangle of abn arteries and veins linked by one or more fistulas (vessels ball up)   arteriovenous malformation  
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lacks a capillary bed   arteriovenous malformation  
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arteriovenous malformation is ____ and may rise from a lack or proper embryonic development   congenital disorder  
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inflammation of the meninges (pia mater and arachnoid membrance)   meningitis  
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meningitis crosses ____   the blood brain barrier  
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bacterial meningitis gains acess thorugh the ___   blood stream  
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the bacteria in meningitis releases a ___ that initiates the ____   toxin.....inflammatory response  
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_____ occurs in bacterial meningitis that leads to infarcts and congestion   thrombophebitis  
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due to the damage of the endothelial cell of the blood brain barrier, fluid, pathogens, neutrophils, and albumin move across capillary membrane into CFS resulting in purulent CSF   bacterial meningitis  
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main s/s of meningitis are ___, ___, ___, and ____   fever, chills, HA, stiff neck  
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because the meningis are inflammed ____ and ____ signs are present   Kernig's and Brudzinski  
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CSF is normally honey colored in meningitis is it ___   cloudy, purulent, > protein, < glucose, and has presence of bacteria  
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meningitis that is self-limiting that has CSF with lymphocytes, protein not as high, and normal glucose   viral meningitis  
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generalized infection of the brain and the spinal cord   encephalitis  
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transmission of encephalitis is ___, ___, ___   mosquito bites, animal bites, and vaccines  
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local necrotizing hemorrhage that spreads; edema; degeneration of the nerve cells   encephalitis  
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s/s of encephalitis   neck rigidity, HA, focal paralysis, flaccid paralysis  
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totall weakness and loss of reflexes   flaccid paralysis (in encephalitis)  
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