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shofmannx20

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Which of the following are primary reasons to measure intracranial pressure (ICP)?
 
  1. To monitor patients at risk of life-threatening intracranial hypertension
  2. To monitor for evidence of infection
  3. To assess the effects of therapy aimed at reducing ICP
  4. To maintain the mean ICP greater than 20 mm Hg
  a. 1 only
  b. 1, 2, and 4 only
  c. 1, 2, 3 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 2

Which of the following physical findings is not consistent with starvation?
 
  a. Temporal muscle wasting
  b. Sunken supraclavicular fossae
  c. Decreased adipose stores
  d. Less than 50 ml/day


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
There are three primary reasons to measure intracranial pressure (ICP): (1) to monitor patients at risk of life-threatening intracranial hypertension, (2) to monitor for evidence of inflection, and (3) to assess the effects of therapy aimed at reducing ICP. Also, normal mean ICP for a patient in the supine is normally 10 to 15 mm Hg, ICP. Elevations in ICP to 15 to 20 mm Hg compress the capillary bed and compromise microcirculation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Temporal muscle wasting, sunken supraclavicular fossae, and decreased adipose stores are easily recognized signs of starvation.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
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