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Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
Glasgow Coma Scale ... newborn based on the signs ... #Glasgow #Coma #
Hypomagnesemia (Serum level < 1.7 mg/dL)
Neuromuscular manifestations 
 • Tremor, tetany, seizures 
 • Weakness
Delirium • Coma ... Hypomagnesemia #Signs
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
diabetes Key signs ... status (lethargy, coma
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs ... and Trousseau signs ... , obtundation, coma ... magnesium #Symptoms #Signs
Dose-Dependent Effects of Salicylates
Mild -> Severe:
Analgesic
Antipyretic
Antiplatelet
Anti-inflammatory
Tinnitus
Central hyperventilation
Vasomotor collapse
Coma
Dehydration

#Salicylates #DoseDependent #SideEffects #Toxicology #Signs #Symptoms
Vasomotor collapse Coma ... SideEffects #Toxicology #Signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma ... • Anisocoria + Coma ... etiology for the coma ... • Examine for signs ... be present in coma
Lumbar Puncture
Indications: Infection, Inflammation, Other
Contraindications: Coagulopathy, Thrombocytopenia, Anticoagulants, Skin Infection at puncture site, Increased Intracranial Pressure
When
lumbar puncture: Coma ... Focal neurological signs
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
- Symptoms and Signs ... asymptomatic to myxedema coma ... Hyperthyroid #Symptoms #Signs
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Tremors, Ataxia, Coma ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs
Intact Corneomandibular (Wartenberg) Reflex

Patient with pontine hemorrhage without impaired consciousness - Left corneal stimulation triggers contralateral
in patients in coma ... emphasize that this sign