When the nurse is assessing a client with suspected increased intracranial pressure, the nurse is aware that which of the following is true in clients with increased intracranial pressure?
A. In pressure autoregulation, stretch receptors within small blood vessels of the brain cause smooth muscle of the arterioles to dilate.
B. Autoregulatory mechanisms have a great ability to maintain cerebral blood flow.
C. Interruption of the cerebral blood flow leads to ischemia and disruption of the cerebral metabolism
D. The relationship between the volume of the intracranial components and intracranial pressure is known as vasodilation
Answer:C
When the nurse is assessing a client with suspected increased intracranial pressure, the nurse is aware that which of the following is true in clients with increased intracranial pressure?
A. In pressure autoregulation, stretch receptors within small blood vessels of the brain cause smooth muscle of the arterioles to dilate. B. Autoregulatory mechanisms have a great ability to maintain cerebral blood flow. C. Interruption of the cerebral blood flow leads to ischemia and disruption of the cerebral metabolism D. The relationship between the volume of the intracranial components and intracranial pressure is known as vasodilation