55yo family member with congenital hydrocephalus and a VP shunt since 1yo. Deteriorating slowly in cognitive and motor functioning over lifespan but in the past 12 months the decline has become quite rapid ... View answer

what symptoms occur when this type of shunt begins to fail. Thank you in advance for your time and ...I have a 15 year old female who was born at 25 weeks gestational, received a ventriculoperitoneal ... View answer

compare two interventions self care group therapy and psychotherapy as it relates to boundaries, homeostasis, scapegoating, and group leadership. ... View answer

Question: What is the nursing process, care plan in this case, what is appropriate nursing diagnosis, interventions, goals and Evaluation. What are the dietary/nutrition implication in this... View answer

I am retired RN AND A FAMILY MEMBER IS HAVING A PROSTECTOMY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND I WILL BE DOING THE NURSING CARE POST-open @ his. Home. I forgot to mention that I. Am a retired Hospice nurse. ... View answer

I am in clinical for nursing, I have a patient that is in for status post shunt secondary to ... process paper and need several interventions. He appears well but is getting therapy... View answer

I am an individual with Spina Bifida, hydrocephalus treated with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, and Chiari Malformation Type 2. I recently had an MRI of my brain due to a possible shunt malfunction. The... View answer

my daughter is 16 has a vp shunt, she had a fever for 4 days that resolved on its own, bld test and ... ultrasound for neck is showing right cervical lymphadenopathy, reactive lymph nodes. could this... View answer

I m 43 I had a colloid cyst removed Nov 2013 6 days later I had vp shunt placed.April 2014 shunt disconnected it was repaired 4 days later back in hospital with staff 2 weeks later it was replaced and was ... View answer

After I had the vp shunt in things has just got worse for me I m at the hospital and the ct scan ... s really not a nice feeling the way I do can I remove to shunt to feel better I had hydro ... View answer