07.05 Supratentorial Herniation: Cushings Triad for CCRN Review
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Nursing Points
General
- Cushing’s Triad (Not the same as Cushing’s Syndrome)
- Result of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
- Increased systolic pressure
- Widening pulse pressure
- Decreased heart and respiratory rate
- Treatment
- Mannitol –> Only if there are good cells left (Mannitol doesn’t treat edematous cells)
- 3% Sodium Chloride –> Run it wide open
- Result of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
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