NCLEX Review & Nursing School

– a brain tumor is an abnormal mass found in the brain that results from unregulated cell growth and division.

The presence of lesions can cause:

• compression of blood vessels
• producing edema
• ischemia
• increase in intracranial pressure

GENERAL ASSESSMENT:

• SEIZURES
• VISUAL CHANGES
• SYMPTOMS OF ICP

SURGICAL PROCEDURES:

• CRANIOTOMY
• GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY

Diagnostic Evaluation:

CT Scanning and MRI can show the location and the size of the tumor.

Intervention*

Post-op, position a pt. after a supratentorial surgery in a semi to low fowlers position.