A 70-year-old patient is being closely monitored in the neurologic critical care unit for a severe closed head injury.After 48 hours, signs of deterioration occur: pupils are small and sluggish, pulse pressure is widening, and heart rate is bradycardic.These clinical findings are evidence of what stage of intracranial hypertension?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4

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These symptoms indicate Stage 3 of intracranial hypertension, where there is decompensation with signs like bradycardia, widened pulse pressure, and altered pupil response due to increased intracranial pressure affecting brainstem function.

A 70-Year-Old Patient Is Being Closely Monitored in the Neurologic