A Patient Becomes Flaccid with Fixed and Dilated Pupils

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient becomes flaccid with fixed and dilated pupils.The patient's intracranial pressure (ICP) falls from 65 to 12 mm Hg.What should the nurse suspect is happening?

• A) The patient is having a seizure.
• B) The patient's brain has herniated.
• C) The patient's cerebral edema is resolving.
• D) The patient is excessively dehydrated from the mannitol.

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