if a patient has brain tumor, and has increased intracranial pressure, what should you assess the most?

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For example, you are to assess a client with brain tumor and increased intracranial pressure, as a nurse, where should you focus during assessment? where and what assessment procedure would you perform?
The patients probably going ot need an Inter-cranial Pressure Monitor put in place as well as drugs to deal with the brain swelling.  (+ info)

What could fluid or hemorrhages in the pelvic area mean?

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my mom has been having a rough time.the doctors diagnosed her with vulvadynia and vulvitis, and she has severe nerve pain in her pudendal nerve. this has been going on for about 8 months? and she got an MRI done the other day and the doctor just said he found there could be fluid or hemorrages in the pelvic area. he sent it to the gynecologist for them to look at. what could this mean? tell me EVERYTHING please.im really worried.
This is a tough question and it sounds like you're really worried. Hopefully you and your mother can get some better answers from the gynecologist. Meanwhile here is some basic information:

Vulvadynia is often characterized by burning discomfort, itching, throbbing, or tenderness of the vulva - sometimes in the labia, sometimes around the opening of the vagina, sometimes affecting the vestibular glands - which may be experienced either as diffused irritation or as specific painful spots. The group of symptoms is classified by many names, partly because of the ways in which it may present or respond to treatment: vulvar pain syndrome, focal vulvitis, vestibular adenitis, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, or simply vestibulitis.

http://www.pudendal.info/

Vulvitis

Vulvitis is simply an inflammation of the vulva, the soft folds of skin outside the vagina. This is not a condition but rather a symptom that results from a host of diseases, infections, injuries, allergies, and other irritants. Diagnosing and treating this condition can be frustrating because it is often difficult to determine the specific cause of the irritation.

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_growth/vvts.cfm

The pudendal nerve is a sensory, autonomic, and motor nerve that carries signals to and from the genitals, anal area, and urethra. There are slight differences in the nerve branches for each person but typically there are three branches of the nerve on each side of the body; a rectal branch, a perineal branch and a clitoral/penile branch. There is ongoing research into the exact areas innervated by the pudendal nerve. PN occurs when the nerve or one of its branches becomes damaged, inflamed, or entrapped.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/whpu/qa/03,18,99.html

As far as the fluid or hemorrhages- I can't answer that question and really recommend that you ask a medical professional. I hope that you and your mom get the information and help that you need.  (+ info)

Are Cerebral hemorrhages linked to heavy smoking and alcoholism?

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I want o know if these things are linked.
It is in theory possible. Smoking leads to hypertension, which could cause cerebral hemorrhagic stroke. In rare cases, alcohol abuse (long term) could lead to DIC, which can cause cerebral hemorrhaging.  (+ info)

Can biting nails cause splinter hemorrhages?

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I have found web sites where it said severe trauma can cause SH, but can that mean nail biting too?
yes but your nails have to be pretty sensitive..  (+ info)

Do you suffer from intracranial hypertension? If so what do you take for it?

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What do you take for the headaches side of the condition?
Why don't you have a shunt?  (+ info)

Could insomnia increases intracranial pressure and brain vessel contraction?

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i have chronic insomnia secondary to anxiety disorder. Sometimes i get panic coz i feel my head is going to burst and i feel vessels are contracting. ( the feeling is different from headache cause by reading).
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheOpenDoorForsupport/  (+ info)

What are the potential long-term effects after an arterio venous malformation hemorrhages?

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I am almost 51 years old. My AVM hemorraged about 2 1/2 years ago. Since then, I have a slight loss of vision in my left eye. In the first year after the hemorrhage, I had nine embolization procedures, one gamma ray procedure, and a craneotomy to relieve the pressure. I've also lost my job and have no insurance -- I am a substitute English teacher in Michigan now, but when I was in New York I was a writer, workshop coordinator, and an award winning English teacher. Since the AVM, though, nothing seems to work out . . . . my emotions are closer to the surface (maybe because I almost died?), I feel disinterested and unmotivated much of the time, I forget a lot of day-to-day routine stuff, my eyes are irratingly dry, and I still have headaches in the right occipital lobe about every other day.
Intracerebral hemorrhage is focal bleeding from blood vessels within the brain parenchyma. The cause is usually hypertension. Typical symptoms include focal neurologic deficits, often with abrupt onset of headache, nausea, and impairment of consciousness. Diagnosis is by CT. Treatment includes BP control, supportive measures, and, in some cases, surgical evacuation.
Complications:-
* Intracerebral hemorrhage
* Subarachnoid hemorrhage
* Seizures
* Permanent neurologic changes such as paralysis or sensory problems
* Focal weakness
* Numbness of any part of the face/body
* Vision changes
* Language difficulties
* Persistent headache
* Hydrocephalus (dilated cavities of the brain - "water on the brain")
Please see the web pages for more details on Arteriovenous malformation-cerebral.  (+ info)

I have intracranial hypertension (can lead to blindness) and fasting is this safe I got save my eyes?

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I have been on a low calorie diet for 2 months and I have lost 35 lbs in 2 months I also walked 3-5 miles a day to reverse the intracranial hypertension. This illness increases pressure on the optic nerve and causes it to become damaged and you can go blind. The most effective way to end this illness is weight lost. I am 25 and do not want to go blind! Any ideas!
Yes intracranial hypertension is a dangerous disease in the sense of blindness.

Losing weight should be done in a gradual manner, otherwise the sudden weight loss can also increase the pressure in your head.

It is also not healthy to lose weight so abruptly, amy also cause fatty liver leading to cirrhosis.  (+ info)

Can intracranial hypertension cause multiple brain lesions over time?

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Yes. WebDM will have more info on this.  (+ info)

A person with increased intracranial pressure is given the diuretic mannitol to decrease the pressure. What?

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effect will mannitol have on kidney function?

A. completely stop urine
B. increase urine output
C. decrease urine output
D. decrease dilution of solute in the urinry filtrate
Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic. So like the other osmotic diuretics, it increases urine output. The answer is "B".

You can also use it for a forced diuresis to certain toxic exposures, and for oliguria treatment.  (+ info)

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