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↑ICP from mass effect

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Physiological Adaptation 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Brain Tumor on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Signs

What to look for

Morning HA, worse w/ Valsalva
Projectile vomiting (no nausea)
Seizures, focal deficits
Papilledema, vision/personality change

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Report

Notify / act now

Cushing's triad → late ↑ICP
↑BP, ↓HR, irregular resps

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Meds

Key numbers

Dexamethasone → ↓ cerebral edema
Anticonvulsants, mannitol for ICP

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Quick Tip

Symptoms result from increased intracranial pressure and local compression: headache classically worse in the morning or with coughing/straining, projectile vomiting, and papilledema.

📖 Related Topics

Hypokalemia Hyperkalemia Hyponatremia Heart Failure

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