The nurse is caring for a patient postoperatively after intracranial surgery for the treatment of a subdural hematoma. The nurse observes an increase in the patient's blood pressure from the baseline and a decrease in the heart rate from 86 to 54. The patient has crackles in the bases of the lungs. What does the nurse suspect is occurring?
a. Increased ICP
b. Exacerbation of uncontrolled hypertension
c. Infection
d. Increase in cerebral perfusion pressure
