Lab Work: What, When, and How Often?
7 Lab Work: What, When, and How Often? Jon Taveau Case Study An 18-year-old female presents with acute onset of the worst headache of her life and decreased consciousness. See…
Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations
14 Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations Dennis Cramer, Dan Miulli, and Javed Siddiqi Case Study A 70-year-old male, who works as a musician in…
Fluid Management
21 Fluid Management Dan Miulli Case Study A 60-year-old female presents with a loss of consciousness, right-sided weakness, and a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 9. Her husband found…
Neuropharmacology
Section IV Care of the Patient 19 Neuropharmacology Nicholas Qandah, Evan A. Houck, and Dan Miulli Case Study A 45-year-old male was an unrestrained driver of a motorcycle that was…
Sedation and Pain Management in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
12 Sedation and Pain Management inthe Neurosurgical Intensive CareUnit Patient Dan Miulli Case Study A 47-year-old female was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident, with resultant severe closed head…
Systemic Complications
25 Systemic Complications Daniel Hutton and John D. Cantando Case Study A 69-year-old Hispanic female undergoes craniotomy for evacuation of a traumatic subdural hematoma at a community hospital, and is…
Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family
32 Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family John R. Spitalieri There can be no more completely upsetting and frightening event than to find that a…
Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues
27 Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues Lynn M. Serrano and Dan Miulli Case Study A 5-year-old girl falls off a golf cart and sustains what appears to be…
Family Communication
Section VII Family Issues 31 Family Communication Theresa Longo and Dan Miulli Care of the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patient is more than managing the clinical situation. There are…
