The client is being admitted with rule-out (R/O) brain tumor. Which signs/symptoms support the diagnosis of a brain tumor?
ExplanationThe classic triad of symptoms of a brain tumor includes a headache that is dull and unrelenting and worse in the morning, vomiting unrelated to food intake, and edema of the optic nerve (papilledema) causing diplopia. Option 1 is the Cushing triad, which indicates increased intracranial pressure that would not be seen initially on diagnosis; option 3 is signs/symptoms of hypovolemic shock.
