Brain Abscess & Tumor

BrainAbscessPurulentmaterialin thebrain biopurulentmaterialtakesupspace910
pathinfectionofnearbystructuressuchasmiddleearsinusesteeth
intracranialsurgeryheadtrauma
bacterialendocarditisbacteremia
pulmonary orabdominalinfections
assessment
neurochangesasymptoms
medicalmanagement
increasedICP antimicrobialscontroloffever
feverheadache willberelatedto thelocation mechanicalventilation
paralysis oftheinfectedarea IVfluidsnutritionalsupport
seizures nursingmanagement
muscleweaknesslethargy assessforalteredLOCchangesin
diagnostics sensory motorfunctions
LabsWBClumbarpuncture 180 drainabscess
CTMRIskullradiographs cerebraledemamanagement
Braintumorgrowthofabnormalcellsmalignantorbenign 501malignancyrate
mostcommonaremetastaticfromprimarysiteofmalignancu lungabreast
causes
viralinfectionheadtrauma
exposuretoradiationimmunosuppression
assessment
headachemostcommonin morning becomesincreasinginsevere occurs
morefrequentinastumorgrows
vomitingw onauseawarning
papilledemadoublevision
speechdifficultyparalysis
areasofbraincannernlateacompress.totissuedeathcanoccurdeathfrom
cardiacorrespiratoryarrest
diagnostics
CT.MEbrainscancerebralangiography
medmanagement
surgeryradiationchemo dependson typelocationoftumor
craniotomycraniotomygamma kniferadiosurgery