A patient was evaluated with the following results noted: lack of response to pain stimuli, inability to maintain breathing without medical intervention, isoelectric EEG. These results indicate ________.
A) brain death
B) minor damage to the cerebral cortex
C) respiratory distress syndrome
D) trisomy 18

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The lack of response to pain stimuli, inability to maintain breathing without medical intervention, and an isoelectric EEG (indicating no electrical activity in the brain) are criteria used to diagnose brain death.

A Patient Was Evaluated with the Following Results Noted: Lack