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The causes of systemic secondary insult to injured brain include all of the following except

A
Hypercapnia
B
Hypoxemia
C
Hypotension
D
Hypothermia
High-Yield Explanation
Presumably, extreme hypercapnia produces more severe cardiovascular depression than is seen in animals subjected to lesser degrees of hypercapnia; the cardiovascular depression, in turn, leads to greater cerebral ischemia and ultimate brain damage. Prolonged hypoxia induces neuronal cell death apoptosis, resulting in a hypoxic brain injury. Cases of total oxygen deprivation are termed "anoxia", which can be hypoxic in origin (reduced oxygen availability) or ischemic in origin (oxygen deprivation due to a disruption in blood flow Emerging evidence suggests that, contrary to standard teaching, isolated brain injury may be associated with hypotension. RESULTS: The cause of hypotension was hemorrhagic in 113 (49%), isolated brain injury in 30 (13%), neurogenic in 14 (6%), and other causes in 24 (10%). Fifty (22%) were indeterminate. Ref Harrison20th edition pg 2234

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