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the bones of the brain tissue (80%)
skull form a rigid
cranial CSF (10%)
compartment that
contains: blood volume (10%)
, brain tissues, CSF, and blood volume;
the pressure of
_____ must remain
balanced;
_____ to maintain a
normal _____
intracranial pressure (ICP)
intracranial the pressure inside the skull, brain
pressure (ICP) tissue, and CSF
normal ICP for a 5-15 mmHg
resting, supine
adult
volume changes in:
what causes
brain tissue
change in ICP?
cerebral blood flow
CSF
what is the an increase in the volume of one
monroe-kellie component must be compensated by
hypothesis? a decrease in the volume of another
EX: A slow- The CSF production is slowed to
growing brain compensate and maintain normal ICP.
tumor increases
the volume of
brain tissue. What
happens?
, What happens ICP increases
once the volume
of the brain tumor
exceeds the
volume of the
CSF reduction?
when the ICP will increase
compensating
mechanisms are
totally
exhausted....
ICP is maintained a maximum point is reached
until _____
what is a major cerebral edema
cause of
increased ICP?
trauma
what are major hemorrhage
causes of
cerebral edema? tumor inflammation
ischemia
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Terms in this set (375)
the bones of the brain tissue (80%)
skull form a rigid
cranial CSF (10%)
compartment that
contains: blood volume (10%)
, brain tissues, CSF, and blood volume;
the pressure of
_____ must remain
balanced;
_____ to maintain a
normal _____
intracranial pressure (ICP)
intracranial the pressure inside the skull, brain
pressure (ICP) tissue, and CSF
normal ICP for a 5-15 mmHg
resting, supine
adult
volume changes in:
what causes
brain tissue
change in ICP?
cerebral blood flow
CSF
what is the an increase in the volume of one
monroe-kellie component must be compensated by
hypothesis? a decrease in the volume of another
EX: A slow- The CSF production is slowed to
growing brain compensate and maintain normal ICP.
tumor increases
the volume of
brain tissue. What
happens?
, What happens ICP increases
once the volume
of the brain tumor
exceeds the
volume of the
CSF reduction?
when the ICP will increase
compensating
mechanisms are
totally
exhausted....
ICP is maintained a maximum point is reached
until _____
what is a major cerebral edema
cause of
increased ICP?
trauma
what are major hemorrhage
causes of
cerebral edema? tumor inflammation
ischemia
