pressure in the skull
inreasing pressure
No, it decreases it
vomiting
A widened pulse pressure
to decrease the intracranial pressure
If they are sunken, then the patient may have a low ICP (intracranial pressure), if they are normal then it is likely normal, and if they are bulging then it is likely that it is high.
Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
a craniectomy
It is abnormally high blood pressure within the skull
Altered mental status
Raised intracranial pressure is a relatively common problem facing the clinician treating neurocritically ill patients. It is a leading cause of death in patients with intracranial pathology. There is a lack of controlled clinical trials evaluating most of the therapies currently available for raised intracranial pressure. The basic pathophysiologic and clinical principles of raised intracranial pressure are discussed and the major treatment options are presented. Patients with raised intracranial pressure should be evaluated immediately with particular attention to airway and hemodynamic status. Controlled hyperventilation and hyperosmolality (using mannitol or hypertonic saline solutions) frequently are administered simultaneously. In patients with refractory elevation of intracranial pressure other therapies such as barbiturate coma and surgical interventions are available....so, NOPE!