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| What surgical procedure is performed to repair defects in the skull? |
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| Name some reasons why a cranioplasty repair may be done? |
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| Previous cranial procedure, trauma, congenital anomaly, headaches, secondary injury to the brain, and cosmetic effects. |
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| A repair of a defect can be performed immediately in a clean case. In a contaminated case, how much time should pass before the repair is done? |
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| If a bone flap is removed to relieve intracranial pressure what are two ways the bone flap can be preserved? |
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| In a Bone Bank within the facility or it can be stored under the subcutaneous layer in the patients abdomen. |
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| What is the most common materials used for a cranioplasty? |
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| Titanium Mesh or Methyl Methacrylate |
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| If bone fragments exist during a cranioplasty what is used to remove the fragments? |
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| What is used to mold over the cranial defect? |
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| What instrument is used to smooth the edges once the cement has dried? |
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| Headache, nausea, vomitting, personality changes, and increased intracranial pressure are all symptoms of which disorder? |
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| All Intracranial Neoplasms |
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| What kind of test shows a cranial defect? |
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| What type of plate and screw are used along the edges of the cranial defect and the bone flap which is then secured to the cranium? |
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| What 2 instruments can be placed between the cranium and the dura to prevent the drill from penetrating brain tissue? |
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| Stainless Steel Brain Spoon or Periosteal Elevator |
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| Why should you test the temperature of the saline before handing it to the surgeon for irrigation? |
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| To make sure it is always at body temperature |
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| What temperature should saline be when used on the plate while exothermic reatcion takes place? |
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| What 2 reasons will cause a bone flap to be placed on hold? |
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| Infection or Cerebral Edema |
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