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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma ... consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Anisocoria + Coma ... etiology for the coma
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... consciousness, Coma ... heat #illness #differential
Differential for patient with a coma (comatose)

#Diagnosis #Differential #Comatose #Causes
Differential for ... patient with a coma ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Localization in Coma ... pupils: Metabolic coma ... #Localization #Coma ... #Neurology #differential
Pupil Reactivity Score (GCS-P) Addition to the Glasgow Coma Score

#GCSP #Glasgow #Coma #Score #Pupillary #Scale #Diagnosis
to the Glasgow Coma ... GCSP #Glasgow #Coma
Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5 Coca-cola
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology ... status (lethargy, coma
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology

#Polycythemia #Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology #hematology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis
Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology ... Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology ... hematology #algorithm #differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
had a #traveler come ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Delirium, Seizure, Coma ... #Hypoglycemia #Differential