Comments on: Image of A True Airhead (Pneumocephalus) http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/ Blogging from the trenches of medicine Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anna http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1744 Anna Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:03:26 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1744 <a href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">Nice post</a> Nice post

]]> By: Anna http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-859 Anna Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:03:26 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-859 <a href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">Nice post</a> Nice post

]]> By: Ferox http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1728 Ferox Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:24:47 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1728 That would have been a very satisfying xray to have taken That would have been a very satisfying xray to have taken

]]> By: Ferox http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-842 Ferox Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:24:47 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-842 That would have been a very satisfying xray to have taken That would have been a very satisfying xray to have taken

]]> By: Steve Kirk http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-833 Steve Kirk Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:51:33 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-833 When I learn to pronounce this diagnosis, I have a few friends I want to try it out on. Also, I have a few acquaintances who may well suffer from this malady as they certainly exhibit some of the behavioral symptoms.Very interesting post. When I learn to pronounce this diagnosis, I have a few friends I want to try it out on. Also, I have a few acquaintances who may well suffer from this malady as they certainly exhibit some of the behavioral symptoms.Very interesting post.

]]> By: wardslave http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1726 wardslave Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:12:22 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1726 There are also other instances of air acting as a foreign body. Air in the chest cavity can cause a pneumothorax, and air in the blood are termed "air emboli". Prophylaxis against the latter is the reason syringes are flushed prior to injection (this is frequently seen on television, when the mad professor holds the syringe vertically and squirts out a few milliliters of toxin prior to injecting his victim). <br><br>An interesting aspect of this case is that a source for the air has not been definitively identified, although the mastoid bone defect would be a plausible point of entry. The report did not comment on leaking CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), particularly with the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) generated by the air mass. On the other hand, it is possible that miniscule amounts of CSF in the mastoid cavities would be difficult to detect amid all the blood and CSF draining everywhere during neurosurgery. There are also other instances of air acting as a foreign body. Air in the chest cavity can cause a pneumothorax, and air in the blood are termed “air emboli”. Prophylaxis against the latter is the reason syringes are flushed prior to injection (this is frequently seen on television, when the mad professor holds the syringe vertically and squirts out a few milliliters of toxin prior to injecting his victim).

An interesting aspect of this case is that a source for the air has not been definitively identified, although the mastoid bone defect would be a plausible point of entry. The report did not comment on leaking CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), particularly with the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) generated by the air mass. On the other hand, it is possible that miniscule amounts of CSF in the mastoid cavities would be difficult to detect amid all the blood and CSF draining everywhere during neurosurgery.

]]> By: wardslave http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-798 wardslave Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:12:22 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-798 There are also other instances of air acting as a foreign body. Air in the chest cavity can cause a pneumothorax, and air in the blood are termed "air emboli". Prophylaxis against the latter is the reason syringes are flushed prior to injection (this is frequently seen on television, when the mad professor holds the syringe vertically and squirts out a few milliliters of toxin prior to injecting his victim). An interesting aspect of this case is that a source for the air has not been definitively identified, although the mastoid bone defect would be a plausible point of entry. The report did not comment on leaking CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), particularly with the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) generated by the air mass. On the other hand, it is possible that miniscule amounts of CSF in the mastoid cavities would be difficult to detect amid all the blood and CSF draining everywhere during neurosurgery. There are also other instances of air acting as a foreign body. Air in the chest cavity can cause a pneumothorax, and air in the blood are termed “air emboli”. Prophylaxis against the latter is the reason syringes are flushed prior to injection (this is frequently seen on television, when the mad professor holds the syringe vertically and squirts out a few milliliters of toxin prior to injecting his victim).

An interesting aspect of this case is that a source for the air has not been definitively identified, although the mastoid bone defect would be a plausible point of entry. The report did not comment on leaking CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), particularly with the increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) generated by the air mass. On the other hand, it is possible that miniscule amounts of CSF in the mastoid cavities would be difficult to detect amid all the blood and CSF draining everywhere during neurosurgery.

]]> By: Jodith http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1725 Jodith Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:52:34 +0000 http://onthewards.com/2008/03/23/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comment-1725 I have to admit, pneumocephalus is something I have never even thought about existing before. Hydrocephalous and of course bleeds in the brain. But air just kind of blows my mind. I have to admit, pneumocephalus is something I have never even thought about existing before. Hydrocephalous and of course bleeds in the brain. But air just kind of blows my mind.

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