Vp Shunt Under Drainage Symptoms

A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is an effective way to treat the symptoms of hydrocephalus.

Vp shunt under drainage symptoms. Infection from a shunt may produce symptoms such as a low grade fever soreness of the neck or shoulder muscles and redness or tenderness along the shunt tract. When fitted a ventriculoperitoneal shunt successfully drains csf and reduces brain pressure for most people. I could supply much more information to you if you can send me more details.

Nurses need to monitor a patient with a shunt for any of these complications. There are a many symptoms that a person can feel if a vp shunt is not draining fluid properly or underdraining though many of these symptoms can occur in both under as well as overdraining so one really doesn t know exactly which situation they re in from a clinical perspective.