The vital sign assessment of a person with a head injury was temperature (T), 97° F; pulse (P), 86; respiration (R), 18; and blood pressure (BP), 140/86 at 1:00
Which vital sign assessment made 30 minutes later is indicative of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)? a. T, 98° F; P, 78; R, 14; BP, 150/82
b. T, 97° F; P, 90; R, 20; BP, 148/94
c. T, 98° F; P, 82; R, 18; BP, 140/74
d. T, 99° F; P, 92; R, 16; BP, 136/82
A
An increasing temperature, decreasing pulse and respirations, and a widening pulse pressure are indicative of increasing ICP.
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