You are assessing the pupils of a patient who hit his head after falling from the top of a tractor trailer. What pupillary finding suggests a closed head injury?
A) The right pupil constricts when light is shined into the left pupil.
B) The left pupil dilates in reaction to light while the right does not.
C) Both the left and right pupils are constricted and do not react to light.
D) The left pupil constricts to light but the right pupil does not.
D
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a. 1 and 2 c. 3 and 4 b. 2 and 3 d. 1, 2, and 4
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