07.08 Basilar Skull Fracture

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Outline

Nursing Points

General

  1. Basilar Skull fracture
    1. A broken bone in the base of the skull
    2. Symptoms
      1. Raccoon eyes = black eyes
      2. Battle sign- black and blue on the mastoid
      3. Bleeding behind eardrum
      4. Otorrhea – Cerebral Spinal Fluid leak from the ear
      5. Rhinorrhea – CSF leak from the nose
      6. Lose cranial nerve 1 = olfactory nerve

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CCRN Review (Critical Care Certification Review)

Course Description
Module 1- CCRN Test Overview & Introduction

01.01 CCRN Test Overview
Module 2- Cardiovascular

02.01 Hypertensive Crisis

02.02 Cardiomyopathy

02.03 Swan-Ganz Catheters

02.04 Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure (PAWP)

02.05 Calculating PAWP on PEEP

02.06 Heart Murmurs

02.07 Reading “A, C, V Waves” & PAWP Waveforms

02.08 Cardiac Catheterization & Acute Coronary Syndrome

02.09 12 Lead EKG- Leads 1, 2, 3, aVL, and aVF

02.10 12 Lead EKG- Lead V1-V6

02.11 12 Lead EKG- Injuries

02.12 Myocardial Infarction- Inferior Wall

02.13 Myocardial Infarction – Anterior Septal Wall

02.14 Shock Stages

02.15 Hypovolemic Shock

02.16 Cardiogenic Shock

02.17 Septic Shock

02.18 Cardiovascular Practice Questions for CCRN
Module 3- Endocrine

03.01 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

03.02 Diabetes Insipidus

03.03 Hypoglycemia
  • Questions: 9

03.04 DKA vs HHNK

03.05 Endocrine Practice Questions
Module 4- Hematology

04.01 Hematology for the CCRN

04.02 Hematology Review Questions for CCRN
Module 5- Gastrointestinal

05.01 Pancreatitis and Large Bowel Obstruction

05.02 Liver Overview and Disease

05.03 Jaundice

05.04 Ruptured Spleen

05.05 GI Practice Questions
Module 6- Multisystem

06.01 Organ Failure, Dysfunction & Trauma

06.02 Poisoning

06.03 Multi-System CCRN Important Points

06.04 Differentiating Ectopy and Aberrancy

06.05 Wide Complex Tachycardia
Module 7- Neurological

07.01 CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke)

07.02 Neuro Anatomy

07.03 Uncal Herniation

07.04 Supratentorial Herniation and Glasgow Coma Scale

07.05 Supratentorial Herniation: Cushings Triad

07.06 Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

07.07 Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

07.08 Basilar Skull Fracture

07.09 Meningitis

07.10 Neurologic Review questions
Module 8- Psychological

08.01 Psychological Review for the CCRN
Module 9- Renal

09.01 Acute Renal Failure Overview

09.02 Acute Tubular Necrosis

09.03 Acute Renal (Pre-Renal vs Renal) Failure

09.04 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

09.05 Chronic Renal Failure

09.06 Renal Practice Questions for CCRN
Module 10- Pulmonary

10.01 Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation

10.02 Breath Sounds

10.03 Acute Respiratory Failure

10.04 Pulmonary Question Review