A trauma patient is admitted to ICU with an expanding subdural hematoma. Which of the following changes would you expect to see in the monitored intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. decreased P2 waveform component
B. decreased ICP waveform amplitude
C. loss of clear P1 waveform component
D. decreased mean intracranial pressure
Ans: A. decreased P2 waveform component
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