A Critical Care Patient Is Diagnosed with Massive Head Trauma

Multiple Choice

A critical care patient is diagnosed with massive head trauma.The patient is receiving brain tissue oxygen pressure (PbtO₂) monitoring.The nurse recognized that the goal of this treatment is to maintain PbtO₂:

A) greater than 20 mm Hg.
B) less than 15 mm Hg.
C) between 15 and 20 mm Hg.
D) between 10 and 20 mm Hg.