Neurologic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
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NREMT PARAMEDIC LEVEL · FLASHCARDS
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Which breathing pattern is associated with increased intracranial pressure and brain injury?
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What is the immediate prehospital action when altered mental status is suspected to be hypoglycemia?
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What is the classic triad of increased intracranial pressure called?
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Cushing triad. Named after Harvey Cushing, this physiologic response signals critically elevated intracranial pressure requiring urgent intervention.
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