Hydrocephalus occurs when cerebrospinal fluid collects in an abnormal pattern in the brain, causing an enlargement in the ventricles
What feature of young infants helps to compensate for the increased pressure caused by the collection of the cerebrospinal fluid? 1. They are too young to perceive pain.
2. They have open fontanels and sutures in the skull to allow for the expansion of the fluid.
3. Infants grow quickly, so the ventricles accommodate for the fluid.
4. All of the above
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1. Pain is perceived at any age.
2. Open fontanels and sutures help to compensate for increases in intracranial pressure. The nurse should gently palpate the fontanel and be alert to changes, such as a tense and bulging fontanel.
3. Infant ventricle growth does not occur fast enough to compensate for the extra fluid.
4. One answer applies.
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