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Home » Articles » Cushing’s Triad vs Shock

Cushing’s Triad vs Shock

February 17, 2015 By Rana Waqar Leave a Comment

Cushing’s triad (Hypertension, bradycardia and irregular respirations) is one of the classic sign for elevated intracranial pressure. Hypertension is due to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure (Cerebral perfusion pressure = Mean arterial pressure – Intracranial pressure), when ICP increases cerebral perfusion must somehow maintained above 50 mm Hg). Bradycardia is a reflex response to hypertension and irregular respiration is caused by impaired brainstem function.
Cushing's Triad  & Cushing's Syndrome

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