:heartbeatWhat causes people's bodies to ball up and get contractured; I know I curl up myself when I sleep. What can be done to prevent or reverse this process? I work in a vent/ltc unit and I'm so...
Hi! I'm addnurse,I've been a RN for 13 years,but always scared of working where I always wanted to;the CCU.Can anyone give me some direction;there's a local hospital William Beaumont in Royal Oak,MI...
You have chosen one of the toughest areas to work in and should pat yourself one the back for giving it a try. However, as others have pointed out, we all have areas that we are more suited to and...
If you read the post the ICP had stabilized when the drain was pulled and as far as using hypothermia in a Hunt-Hess grade 5, whats the point? The real danger is from cerebral vasospasm, and cooling...
sorry tnn but as derelys9 stated, this was after a month and the patient was moved to rehab shortly after. i think we all agree with your comments in the early stages when cerebral perfusion is a...
I had a similar problem when I move from NY to CA. CA is extremely strict, when it comes to documentation. I was however able to get my CA licence after working and passing the NY state boards. You...
A cerebral SVO2 monitor (we used pediatric SVO2 swan ganz caths) is placed in the external jugular vein at the jugular bulb and you simply use it to monitor the mixed venous oxygen saturation as it...
Fungirl you are right in your treatment when trying to prevent a supratentorial herniation but with a posterior fossa tumor the problem you face is subtentorial herniation, and the HOB should be flat....
Tony, you're to be commended for the mature and professional way that you dealt with this problem. Violence is, I agree, never the answer "in a professional setting". Just a few insights from my own...
No you didn't confuse me, but thanks for asking. I am however glad that we seem to agree that a decrease in diastolic blood pressure is not a component of cushings triad, but occurs after someone has...
Cushings triad consists of Hypertension, Bradycardia, and hyperventilation in the presence of increased intracranial pressure. The widening pulse pressure that accompanies the hypertension is as a...