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Differential for patient with a coma (comatose)

#Diagnosis #Differential #Comatose #Causes
patient with a coma (comatose ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Differential #Comatose
Checklist for the Obtunded/Comatose Patient with Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis 

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Comatose #Meningitis #Encephalitis #Checklist
for the Obtunded/Comatose ... @PulmCrit #Comatose ... Encephalitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Critical and Emergent Diagnoses of Coma

#Comatose #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Critical and Emergent Diagnoses ... of Coma #Comatose ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pupillary size, equality, and light reactions help to assess the cause of coma and to determine
#Pupils #Comatose ... #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
- Differential Diagnosis ... Other #Altered #comatose ... #Differential #Diagnosis
3D-CAM Assessment for Delirium

Feature 1: Acute Change / Fluctuating Course
 • Assessment questions: Self report of
sleepy, stuporous, comatose ... Method #Delirium #diagnosis

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
challenging to diagnose ... may present in a comatose
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Brainstem herniation (Comatose ... #differential #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Evaluation of a Comatose ... Differential Diagnosis ... How to Examine a Comatose ... PhysicalExam #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
In the comatose ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis