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What is common in comotose patients
paralytic ileus
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What aids in gastric decompression
gastric tubes
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What can cause an increase due to cerbral metabolism and what is it caused by
cerbral edema
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what do you report in pt with a head injury
restlessness
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When do you not give an entral tube feed ____amount of residual
100 mL
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Enteral tubes may cause ___in unconsious pt.
aspiration
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Unconsious pt may be fed by?
enteral tube feed
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What may indicate Inter cranial pressure (ICP)
subtle changes restlessness, irritabilty, or confusion
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What carries the risk of meningitis and indicates deteroriating condition?
Cerberal spinal fluid leakage
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When is ICP reduced in pt with head injury?
CSF leakage
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when is it most common for pernenant paralysis to occur when the spinal cord is compressed
12-24 hours
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In which vertabrates do you need to asess the pt. respiratory status?
c-3 to c-5
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why should you avoid narcotics?
because they mask the level of responsiveness
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which agents reduce siezures?
phenytonin
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what are carinotomy preop meds
corticosteroids because they reduce swelling
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which agents and osmotic diuretics to reduce secretions
atropine and robinul
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what is the common cause of death that occurs after spinal cord injury?
urinary tract infection
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why must even benign tumors must be treated promptly
the can cause ICP
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craninal nerve 1
olfactory sense of smell-close eyes smell coffe grounds, perfume, pickle juice
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Craninal nerve 2
optic- eyes visuial acuity snellen test
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cranial nerve 3
occulomotor- PERRL-A motor eyelid movement
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Cranial nerve 4
trochlear- lateral eye movement direction of gaze
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Cranial nerve 5
trigeminal- facial motor biting, chewing lateral jaw
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Cranial nerve 6
abducens- extroccular eye movement lateral
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Cranial nerve 7
Facial-motor expression lacrimal &salivary glands
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Cranial nerve 8
acousticsense of hearing and balance
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cranial nerve 9
glossphryngeal-gag reflex swallowing taste throat and posterior tongue
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cranial nerve 10
Vegus posterior tongue throat larynx heart lungs bronchi, gi tract anal wink
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Cranial nerve 11
spinal accessory motor shoulder movement and head rotation
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Cranial nerve 12
hypoglossal-motor tongue movement articulation of speech
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