A patient in the ICU with severe head trauma remains stable for the first 24 hours after admission, with no indication of intracranial hypertension. Suddenly, however, the patient begins showing signs of Cushing's triad
The nurse recognizes that this occurrence indicates that the patient's compensatory mechanisms have become exhausted. What physiological change occurs as part of this exhaustion of compensatory mechanisms? Select all that apply.
A) Decrease in volume of contents of the intracranial compartment
B) Decrease in intracranial pressure
C) Decrease in cerebral perfusion
D) Decrease in compliance within the intracranial compartment
B, D
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