Target Audience
- Medical Interns, Residents, and critical care (ICU/ED/Anaesthetic) trainees.
- Nurses working in critical care wards (e.g. ICU and ED)
- Medical students rotating through critical care terms
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Understand the physiology of cerebral blood flow, CSF and normal intracranial pressure.
- Understand the importance of maintaining an adequate cerebral perfusion pressure and early treatment of raised intracranial pressure.
- Be able to describe the options available for monitoring ICP.
- Be able to troubleshoot an EVD for potential sources of error.
- Describe the clinical features of raised ICP.
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