Coma Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of coma
A
injury to brain or CNS hypoglycemia hypoxia infections - meng or encephalitis toxins and drugs
2
Q
coma managment
A
ABCDE observe appearance and behaviour assess response to stimuli skin - rashes, anemia, jaundice resp - hypoxia and hypercapnia cardio - arrythmia abdo- ascited, organomegaly thyroid
3
Q
GCS scale what number for coma
A
8
4
Q
GCS eyes
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out of 4 spontaneous to speech to pain none
5
Q
GCS verbal
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out of 5 orientated confused inappropriate words incomprehensible none
6
Q
GCS motor
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out of 6 obeys commands moves to local pain moves away from pain abnormal flexion abnormal extension none
7
Q
resp exam findings
A
- cheyne stokes - alternation of hyper and hypo ventilaion
- cluster breathing
