Mr. S was in a motor cycle accident and has been in your ICU for several days. The physician placed him on medications to reduce his intracranial pressure, without success. Your are caring for Mr. S and note that his pupils are small and slowly reactive to light, his blood pressure is 178/50 and his heart rate is 74.
Discuss the stages of compensated and uncompensated intracranial hypertension and identify which stage this patient is experiencing?
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