The client is maintained on mechanical ventilation,but is found to have irreversible destruction of the cerebral cortex.When documenting this client's condition,which term will the nurse use?

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The irreversible destruction of the cerebral cortex is indicative of higher brain death, which is a form of brain death. A persistent vegetative state is a condition where the client has brainstem function but not higher brain function, and heart-lung death refers to the cessation of cardiac and respiratory function as a sign of death. Death is a broad term that can refer to either brain death or heart-lung death.

The Client Is Maintained on Mechanical Ventilation,but Is Found to Have