问题
单项选择题
The nurse notices that the client’s pupils are fixed and dilated. What does this finding indicate
A. The client is permanently paralyzed.
B. The client is going to be blind as a result of an injury.
C. The client probably has meningitis.
D. The client has received a significant brain injury.
答案
参考答案：D
解析：When the client has received an injury to the midbrain, the pupils become fixed and dilated, an ominous sign. Paralysis, blindness, and meningitis have clinical manifestations other than fixed and dilated pupils.