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bobbysung

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Question 1

A patient with a head injury has a pO2 of 88 and a pCO2 of 58. The nurse realizes that which physiologic process will occur in this patient?
◦ Cerebral blood vessels will constrict.
◦ Blood flow to the cerebral cortex will slow.
◦ Cerebral blood vessels will dilate.
◦ Blood will be shunted from the cerebral cortex.

Question 2

The blood pressure of a patient with a traumatic brain injury increases from 130/60 to 170/65 mm Hg. How should the nurse respond to this change in blood pressure?
◦ Alerting the physician and preparing to administer an antihypertensive agent
◦ Documenting the blood pressure and completing a neurologic assessment
◦ Providing the patient with immediate pain and/or antianxiety medication
◦ Weighing the patient to determine if the patient is fluid overloaded
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