Case Study Traumatic Brain Injury with Increased Intracranial Pressure Chapter 56 Patient Profile D.G., a 19-year-old ma
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Case Study Traumatic Brain Injury with Increased
Intracranial Pressure Chapter 56
Patient Profile
D.G., a 19-year-old man, was brought to the emergency department
after a motor vehicle accident in which he was the driver. He is
transferred to the neuro-trauma intensive care unit with a
diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Subjective Data
Objective Data
Physical
Examination
Diagnostic
Studies
Interprofessional
Care
Questions
Case Study Progress
Two hours after admission, D.G. is unresponsive to tactile
stimuli. The left pupil is fixed and dilated to 7 mm. The trauma
surgeon suspects D.G. has developed an epidural hematoma.
Intracranial Pressure Chapter 56
Patient Profile
D.G., a 19-year-old man, was brought to the emergency department
after a motor vehicle accident in which he was the driver. He is
transferred to the neuro-trauma intensive care unit with a
diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Subjective Data
Objective Data
Physical
Examination
Diagnostic
Studies
Interprofessional
Care
Questions
Case Study Progress
Two hours after admission, D.G. is unresponsive to tactile
stimuli. The left pupil is fixed and dilated to 7 mm. The trauma
surgeon suspects D.G. has developed an epidural hematoma.