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| cerbral edema from capillary and endothilieal tissue change in permabiblity this can lead to |
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| where is a supratentorial tumor |
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Definition
| within the cerbral hemisphere beneath the tentorium |
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| what are the 2 cells composed of |
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Definition
| neurons and neurological cells |
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| most common bening tumors from the covering of the brain |
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| anteior lobe most are benign |
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| coustic neruomas where are they who has them and what are some s/s |
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from the sheath of the schwan cells in the peripheral portion
women more thenmen
hearing loss. dizziness, vertigo |
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| what are some s/s of a brain tumor |
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headaches more sever in the am
n/v
changes in mentation
papilledema |
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| swelling of the optic disk |
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| what is done postopt with a crainiotomy |
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| monitor changes in status periorbital edema |
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| what is the difference in positioning for the pt with spratentorial surgery and infratentorial |
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supra- hob elevated
infra- flat |
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| what is a typical amount of drainage in crainiotomies and supratentorial surgerys |
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loss of thirst
weight gain
weakness
decreased loc |
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| how is syndrome of SIADH treated |
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Definition
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| cells in the hypothalamus and right atrium lead to hyponatremiam decreased blood volume |
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Definition
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| organismis that cause a local infeciton in a brain abcess becomes inflammed and then what happens within a few days |
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| necrosis, pus forms and then the tissue liquifies |
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