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a patient was admitted to the icu after a c4 cervical spine injury. what body system should the icu nurse be most concerned about?
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a patient was admitted to the icu after a c4 cervical spine injury. what body system should the icu nurse be most concerned about?

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The neck and spinal cord must be stabilized. Therefore the diaphragm is the answer.

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