During the examination of an unconscious patient, the nurse observes that the patients pupils are fixed and dilated. What is the most plausible clinical significance of the nurses finding?

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Pupils that are fixed and dilated indicate injury at the midbrain level. This finding is not suggestive of unilateral paralysis, metabolic deficits, or damage to $\mathrm{CN} X$.

During the Examination of an Unconscious Patient, the Nurse Observes X\mathrm{X}X

During the Examination of an Unconscious Patient, the Nurse Observes $\mathrm{X}$