A Patient with Increased Intracranial Pressure Is Diagnosed with a Brain

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient with increased intracranial pressure is diagnosed with a brain tumor. What should the nurse suspect that this patient is experiencing?

• A) An astrocytoma
• B) A meningioma
• C) A tumor less than 1 mm in size
• D) A tumor greater than 1 mm in size

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