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Differential for patient with a coma (comatose)

#Diagnosis #Differential #Comatose #Causes
patient with a coma ... (comatose) #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comatose
Commonly Used Clinical Grading Systems
 • Edema Grading Scale
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading (West Haven Criteria)
Used Clinical Grading ... Systems • Edema Grading ... Encephalopathy Grading ... • Grady Coma ... • Ascites Grading
Pupillary size, equality, and light reactions help to assess the cause of coma and to determine
assess the cause of coma ... have preceded the coma ... #Pupils #Comatose
Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
Glasgow Coma Scale ... using the APGAR rating ... #Glasgow #Coma #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma ... • Anisocoria + Coma ... etiology for the coma ... be present in coma ... nucleus Glasgow Coma
Critical and Emergent Diagnoses of Coma

#Comatose #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Emergent Diagnoses of Coma ... #Comatose #Differential
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypothermia • Myxedema Coma ... Other #Altered #comatose ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy - West Haven Criteria
 • Grade 1 - Inattention, euphoria/anxiety, altered sleep
• Grade 4 - Coma ... Encephalopathy #Grading
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
and Management Algorithm ... Delirium, Seizure, Coma ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Management Algorithm
Prognostic score for CVT:
Variables: Malignancy 2, Coma 2, Deep venous
) - Management Algorithm ... Malignancy 2, Coma ... Thrombosis #Management #Algorithm