A patient has an intraventricular shunt. As such, you recognize that there is a problem with what system in the body?

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An intraventricular shunt is a device that is implanted in the brain to drain cerebrospinal fluid out of the ventricles and into the abdominal cavity. This is done in order to relieve pressure within the skull. Therefore, the shunt is part of the central nervous system and any problems with it would affect this system.

A Patient Has an Intraventricular Shunt