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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS ... Involvement - Brain ... Herniation • Brain ... stem Lesion Brain ... Other #Altered #comatose
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Brainstem herniation (Comatose ... - Fixed: Brain
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Significant TBI - GCS ... Predictors #Traumatic #Brain
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
of approach to brain ... a diagnosis of brain ... patient should focus ... Brain death evaluation ... patients with no brain
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Evaluation of a Comatose ... How to Examine a Comatose ... Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ... PhysicalExam #neurology #comatose
Pupillary size, equality, and light reactions help to assess the cause of coma and to determine
region of the brain ... #Pupils #Comatose
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... was too small to drain ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS
Ocular Dipping in Anoxic Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest on Physical Exam

Bobbing goes down fast
Dipping goes
Dipping in Anoxic Brain ... signify severe brain ... are seen only in comatose
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
In the comatose ... depression, and brain ... depression and brain
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... removed chest drain ... on POCUS - What ... clinical #video #POCUS