The healthcare professional notes that the patient’s intracranial pressure is 12 mmHg. What action should the professional take?
a. Do nothing; this is a normal finding.
b. Give medications to immediately lower the pressure.
c. Give medication to immediately raise the pressure.
d. Repeat the reading because the first one was inaccurate
Ans: a. Do nothing; this is a normal finding.
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