Nursing Issues
Section VI Nursing Issues 29 Nursing Issues Paula Snyder The performance of a thorough neurologic history and physical examination is of paramount importance and will enable the neuroscience team to…
Ventilator Management
22 Ventilator Management Dan Miulli and Javed Siddiqi Case Study A 43-year-old male presents after a motor vehicle accident with obvious contusions to his chest, abdomen, and head. At the…
Infections
24 Infections Darryl M. Warner and Dan Miulli Case Study A 14-year-old, right-handed female is brought to the emergency room by paramedics with complaints of flulike symptoms over the past…
Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage
11 Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage Lynn M. Serrano Case Study A 35-year-old male fell from a 6 foot ladder. His family describes a brief 2 to 3 minute loss of consciousness…
Brain Death
28 Brain Death Dan Miulli Case Study A 72-year-old female presented with acute loss of consciousness while sitting in a chair at home. Her workup included a computed tomography (CT)…
Bedside Exam in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
Section I Initial Assessment 2 Bedside Exam in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit John D. Cantando, Daniel Hutton, and Dan Miulli Patients admitted to the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU)…
Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals
17 Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals Daniel Hutton, Javed Siddiqi, and Dan Miulli Case Study A 42-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after rear-ending another vehicle at a high speed….
Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
33 Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Dan Miulli, Silvio F. Hoshek, and Rosalinda M. Menoni Case Study The police bring into the emergency room an adult Asian…
The Spinal Cord–Injured Patient
9 The Spinal Cord–Injured Patient Jeffery M. Jones and Dan Miulli Case Study A 77-year-old female was admitted 5 hours after a fall down three steps, with strength of her…
Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
23 Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management Margaret R. Wacker Case Study A 23-year-old patient underwent a subfrontal craniotomy for craniopharyngioma. She developed transient diabetes insipidus. Several days later, her sodium…
