A Patient Was Evaluated with the Following Results Noted: Lack

question 52

Multiple Choice

A patient was evaluated with the following results noted: lack of response to pain stimuli, inability to maintain breathing without medical intervention, isoelectric EEG. These results indicate ________.

• A) brain death
• B) minor damage to the cerebral cortex
• C) respiratory distress syndrome
• D) trisomy 18

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