Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient immediately after a craniotomy.When assessing the size and shape of the patient's pupils the nurse notes the patient's left pupil is oval.What does this finding indicate?
A) Cortical dysfunction
B) Intracranial hypertension
C) Hydrocephalus
D) Metabolic coma
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