Cushing phenomenon is: (A) Low BP and high hea rate, (B) High BP and hea rate, (C) Low BP and low hea rate, (D) High BP and low hea rate
Answer is D. Cushing reflex (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or Cushing's Law) is a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) that results in Cushing's triad of increased blood pressure Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition