NEURO: GLASGOW COMA SCORE

Question 1

Answer 1

REVIEW

Question 2

GLASGOW COMA SCORE

1. Used to assess what?
2. Highest score

Answer 2

1. Assessing the degree of neurologic impairment
2. 15

Question 3

GLASGOW COMA SCORE

1. Score 8 or below indicates?

Answer 3

1. Pt is considered comatose

Question 4

GLASGOW COMA SCORE

1. Three areas assessed

Answer 4

1. Eyes,
2. verbal
3. motor

Question 5

GLASGOW COMA SCORE Eyes 1-4

Answer 5

1. Does not open eyes
2. Opens eyes to painful stimulation
3. Opens eyes to voice
4. Opens eyes spontaneously

Question 6

GLASGOW COMA SCORE Verbal 1-5

Answer 6

1. Makes no sounds
2. Incomprehensible sounds
3. Utters inappropriate words
4. Confused disoriented
5. Oriented converses normally

Question 7

GLASGOW COMA SCORE Motor 1-6

Answer 7

1. Makes no movements
2. Extension to painful stimuli (decerebrate response)
3. Abnormal flexion to painful stimuli (decorticate response)
4. Flexion/Withdrawl to painful stimuli
5. Localizes painful stimuli
6. Obeys commands