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Title: A patient is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury. When ... Post by: Leahc615 on Feb 12, 2018 A patient is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury. When an intraventricular catheter is inserted, the intracranial pressure (ICP) is recorded at 24 mm Hg. How should the nurse interpret this reading?
a. Higher than normal b. Lower than normal c. Normal d. Borderline Title: A patient is admitted to the neurological critical care unit with a severe closed head injury. When ... Post by: dr claude on Feb 12, 2018 ANS: A
Normal ICP is 1-15 mm Hg; at 24 mm Hg, the patient's ICP is higher than normal. |