A client is classified as Grade 4 for risk of cerebral vasospasm because of intracerebral clotting and absence of blood in the basal cisterns. Which diagnostic test is most useful to assess intracerebral hemorrhage and grade cerebral vasospasms?

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A)Transcranial Doppler may be indicated for intracerebral hemorrhage and is especially useful with grading cerebral vasospasms that may accompany a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A CT scan is vital to the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI)because it can detect the presence and location of skull fractures, contusions, hematomas, hemorrhage, and other brain damage. MRI scans are beneficial for providing more detailed brain images, including axonal injury, once the client is stabilized. Any clear fluid that leaks from the client's nose or ears should be assessed for CSF (glucose will be present)because this may be indicative of a basilar skull fracture.
B)Transcranial Doppler may be indicated for intracerebral hemorrhage and is especially useful with grading cerebral vasospasms that may accompany a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A CT scan is vital to the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI)because it can detect the presence and location of skull fractures, contusions, hematomas, hemorrhage, and other brain damage. MRI scans are beneficial for providing more detailed brain images, including axonal injury, once the client is stabilized. Any clear fluid that leaks from the client's nose or ears should be assessed for CSF (glucose will be present)because this may be indicative of a basilar skull fracture.
C)Transcranial Doppler may be indicated for intracerebral hemorrhage and is especially useful with grading cerebral vasospasms that may accompany a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A CT scan is vital to the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI)because it can detect the presence and location of skull fractures, contusions, hematomas, hemorrhage, and other brain damage. MRI scans are beneficial for providing more detailed brain images, including axonal injury, once the client is stabilized. Any clear fluid that leaks from the client's nose or ears should be assessed for CSF (glucose will be present)because this may be indicative of a basilar skull fracture.
D)Transcranial Doppler may be indicated for intracerebral hemorrhage and is especially useful with grading cerebral vasospasms that may accompany a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A CT scan is vital to the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI)because it can detect the presence and location of skull fractures, contusions, hematomas, hemorrhage, and other brain damage. MRI scans are beneficial for providing more detailed brain images, including axonal injury, once the client is stabilized. Any clear fluid that leaks from the client's nose or ears should be assessed for CSF (glucose will be present)because this may be indicative of a basilar skull fracture.

A Client Is Classified as Grade 4 for Risk of Cerebral