ICP waveforms
A) are not usually influenced by blood pressure or respiratory effort.
B) resemble arterial pressure or central venous pressure waveforms.
C) are seldom monitored due to their lack of clinical significance.
D) resemble right ventricular pressure waveforms.
B
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