Healthstream ICU knowledge Test Questions with Verified 100% Correct Answers

Healthstream ICU knowledge Test Questions with Verified 100% Correct Answers 1. Intracranial hemorrhage's goal for treatment?:ANS: Stop bleeding. Decrease icp. 2. Subdural hematoma?:ANS: bleeding between covering of brain (dura) and surface of brain. Compress brain tissue , leadin to brain dead. Most pt do not recover. 3. Epidural hematoma?:ANS: covering of the brain (dura) peel away from skull (from skull fracture). Wake up and die. Changes in vital signs are late signs. 4. SubArachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)?:ANS: aneurysm of artery in brain, causing rup- ture. This is a type of hemorhagic stroke. Risk for repeated bleeding is 35% within. First 14 days post first bleed. Vasospasm is a common complication of SAH. Cerebral angiogram can dx cerebral aneurysm. A ruptured aneurysm has a risk for death of 40% , 08% disable after rupture. 5. Normal ICP for adult?:ANS: less than 15mmHg. When treating high ICP, the goal is to be 20 mmHg ICP.