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Types of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

▪ Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH)
▪ Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH)
▪ Continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD)
▪ Continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis (CAVHD)
▪ Slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF)

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Types of Head Injuries

Concussion

▪ Concussion is a jarring of the brain within the skull; there may or may not be a
loss of consciousness.

Contusion

▪ Contusion is a bruising type of injury to the brain tissue.
▪ Contusion may occur along with other neurological injuries, such as subdural or
extradural collections of blood.

Skull Fractures

▪ Linear
▪ Depressed
▪ Compound
▪ Comminuted

Epidural Hematoma

▪ The most serious type of hematoma, epidural hematoma forms rapidly and
results from arterial bleeding.
▪ The hematoma forms between the dura and the skull from a tear in the
meningeal artery.
▪ It is often associated with temporary loss of consciousness, followed by a lucid
period that then rapidly progresses to a coma.
▪ Epidural hematoma is a surgical emergency.

Subdural Hematoma

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