TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ventricular Shunt Evaluation and Aspiration
A1  - Weingrow, Daniel W.
A1  - Lentz, Jacob
A2  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
AB  - Pediatric  and  adult  patients  with  ventricular  shunts  frequently  seek  medical  attention  in  the  Emergency  Department  (ED)  with  complaints  that  may  or  may  not  be  caused  by  a  malfunction  and/or  infection  of  these  indwelling  devices.1-3  Patients  with  shunts  may  present  with  clinical  entities  as  benign  as  a  viral  upper  respiratory  infection  or  with  a  life-threatening  condition  such  as  hydrocephalus.  The  wide  range  of  possibilities  is  a  challenge  to  the  Emergency  Physician’s  (EP’s)  diligence  and  clinical  acumen.  The  challenge  for  the  EP  is  to  determine  if  the  shunt  system  is  functioning  properly  and  if  it  is  a  direct  cause  of  the  patient’s  acute  problem.  This  chapter  will  discuss  the  complications  of  ventricular  shunt  complications  and  includes  tapping  the  shunt  reservoir  in  the  appropriate  circumstance.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804834
ER  -