NUR 254 Increased ICP

NUR 254 Increased ICP
1. What causes increased ICP?
Answer
- Tumors
- Trauma
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Extra fluid/swelling (CSF)
2. What happens as pressure increases in the brain?
Answer
Brain gets pushed down into the foramen magnum (hernia) and crushes the brain stem (which
will cause death)
3. What are doll's eyes?
Answer
When the eyes don't move freely and follow the position of the head
4. What is decorticate posturing? (to the core)
Answer
Elbows, wrists and fingersflexed, and legs extended and rotated inward (damage above
brainstem)
5. What is decerebrate posturing?
Answer
Head arched back, wrists and fingers extend- ed by the sides, and the legs feet are extended
(damage to brainstem)
6. What is the glasgow coma scale based on? (Max to min score)
Answer
- Best eye response (4)