The nurse is providing care for a patient who is at risk for developing an increase in intracranial pressure due to swelling of the brain. The nurse is aware that this increased brain size must be accompanied by which other change if intracranial pressure is to remain stable?
1. There will be an increase in the blood flow to the brain.
2. There is a decrease in the blood-brain barrier.
3. There must be a decrease in another of the intracranial compartments.
4. There will be an increase in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.
Answer: 3
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