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VP shunt
A tube that drains cerebrospinal fluid from brain to peritoneal cavity.
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A 45-year old asked:
What is a vp shunt?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is a vp shunt temporary?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is a vp shunt a suctioner?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Does vp shunt cause diareha?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My VP shunt is coiled is this bad?
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A 39-year old asked:
How long does a vp shunt last for?
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A 35-year old asked:
Should you be able to feel your vp shunt?
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A 40-year old asked:
How do you know if your vp shunt falls out?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the signs of a vp shunt malfunction?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you join the air force if you have a vp shunt?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: vp shunt?
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A 48-year old asked:
I would like to know what is an slp or s/p vp shunt?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is there any way to stop needing your vp shunt ever?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is siphon/antisiphon? Do all vp shunts have these?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What does a VP shunt codman hakim setting of 170 mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there any way to stop needing your vp shunt forever?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do you think I can go in the navy if I have a vp shunt?
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A 33-year old asked:
Could anyone please explain to me why my vp shunt cord hurts?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long does a vp shunt last before you have to get a new one?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there any way to stop needing your vp shunt when you get older?
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A 45-year old asked:
Could you disconnect a vp shunts tubing if you stretch your neck too far?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can a VP shunt explode due to g forces. If so how high do they have to be ?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What are the chances of a vp shunt breaking today. Its been in for 13 years. ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why is the reservoir of vp shunt sometimes soft and sometimes hard to press down?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is their anyone out there with the ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt who has lived a long time?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Does your body work harder with a vp shunt? I just feel mine working harder i don't know why
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have a VP shunt, and I want to know what happens if you continuously press a shunt reservoir?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a vp shunt and at 1st i could notice it was there and now it feels like i don't even have one is this normal?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Exactly how common is vp shunt independence? Will young people eventually outgrow the need for one as they grow older?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is the size/shape of vp shunt reservoir when it's at its fullest/roundest? Why is it sometimes harder and flatter?
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