An unconscious patient with a traumatic head injury has a blood pressure of 130/76 mm Hg, and an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 20 mm Hg. The nurse will calculate the cerebral perfusion pres-sure (CPP) as ____ mm Hg
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
74
Calculate the CPP: (CPP = mean arterial pressure [MAP] – ICP). MAP = DBP + 1/3 (systolic blood pressure [SBP] – diastolic blood pressure [DBP]). The MAP is 94. The CPP is 74.
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