If the brain is deprived of oxygen for 4 to 6 minutes:

A. the patient will die.
B. mild tissue hypoxia occurs.
C. anoxic brain injury will occur.
D. respiratory arrest is irreversible.


Answer: C. anoxic brain injury will occur.

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