Usually, it is incorporated within a subarachnoid bolt or ventriculostomy. The system requires no flush and is calibrated only once immediately before insertion. The problems of a fluid-filled system are eliminated, but the system is ...
(From Mtui E, Gruener G, Dockery P. Fitzgerald's clinical neuroanatomy and neuroscience. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2016.) FIG. 21.14 Brainstem and Diencephalon. (A) Anterior aspect. (B) Posterior. Lateral ventricle Corpus callosum ...
Brief Patient History Ms. Smith is a 90-year-old woman with a long history of heart disease. Over the past month, Ms. Smith has experienced fatigue, indigestion, and loss of appetite, leading to weight loss and depression.
McNamara DM, et al. Clinical and demographic predictors of outcomes in recent onset dilated cardiomyopathy: results of the IMAC (Intervention in Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathy)-2 study. JAm Coll Cardiol. 2008;58:1112 e8.
Critical Reasoning Activities are included throughout the text, promoting development of clinical nursing judgment to help you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN(R) Exam.
Pillai P, et al: Management of aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and arteriovenous malformations. In Barker E, editor: Neuroscience nursing: a spectrum of care, ed 3, St Louis, 2008, Mosby. Lindsay KW, Bone I, Fuller G: Neurology and ...
This new edition also features enhanced integration of QSEN and interprofessional collaborative practice, plus expanded coverage of leadership, post-ICU outcomes and highly contagious infections.
With the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and new sections on Bariatric Considerations and Caring for the Elderly, this practical manual is designed to help critical care nurses and nursing students better care for any critically ill ...
Mary Beth Flynn Makic, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K, FAAN, FNAP, FCNS, has more than 30 years of critical care experience, research, evidence-based practice, and clinical education. She is a Professor at the University of Colorado College of ...
Figure 1.59 Intra - Aortic Balloon Pump Reprinted with permission of Datascope Corp. ( 14 Phillips Parkway , Montvale , NJ 07645 ) , 1995 . CARDIAC EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 1 mm Hg 140 DIASTOLIC AUGMENTATION 1 CORONARY ...