Calculate the cerebral perfusion pressure when the mean arterial blood pressure is 120 mm Hg and the ICP is 14 mm Hg

a. 134 mm Hg
b. 106 mm Hg
c. 120/14 mm Hg
d. 134/106 mm Hg


ANS: B
MABP − ICP = CPP

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