List 4 clinical signs of intracranial hypertension.
College Answer
List 4 clinical signs of intracranial hypertension.
• Unilateral or bilateral papilledema
• Unilateral or bilateral papillary dilatation
• Impaired conscious state
• Bradycardia
Discussion
Little can be added to this answer.
In the section on the methods of monitoring intracranial pressure, one can find this table:
These are the clinical features of increasing intracranial pressure: |
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Cardinal features:
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Associated features:
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There, one can also find extensive digressions on the advantages and disadvantages of using these clinical signs instead of waveform-generating piezoelectric devices.
However, the college did not ask for that.