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1. Nursing Management of the Adult Client with Neurologic Alterations NURS 228 Janie Best, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
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18. No motor tone or function, limp Cerebellar function Flacid posturing Extension & external rotation of arms & wrists, extension, plantar flexion, internal rotation of feet Cerebellar function Decerebrate posturing Internal rotation of arms &wrists, extension, internal rotation & plantar flexion of the feet Cerebellar function Decorticate posturing Eyes fail to follow normal movements Brainstem Doll’s eyes
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24. Assessment of other Vital Signs Spinal shock Metabolic coma Drug overdose Brainstem lesions Decrease Temperature CNS infection Subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypothalamic lesions, hemmorhage of hypothalamus or brainstem Increase Temperature Implications ↑ / Vital Sign
25. Assessment of other Vital Signs Cerebral trauma – Cushing’s triad HTN Blood Pressure Poor cerebral oxygenation Late stages of IICP Increase Decrease Pulse Implications ↑ or Vital Sign
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38. Cycle of malignant progressive brain swelling ↑ ICP Cerebral brain flow Tissue hypoxia ↑ pCO 2 pH Cerebral vasodilation & edema from From: Hudak, C.: Critical care nursing: p. 640