organ donation

Question 1

pathways to donation

Answer 1

1.) brain dead
2.) circulatory death
3.) tissue only

Question 1

death meaning

Answer 1

irreversible cessation of the circulatory part of the body
irrevarsible cessation of all function of the brain

Question 2

process of brain death

Answer 2

severe brain injury - brain swelling - increase pressure- reduce blood flow - cell death

Question 3

coma vs brain dead

Answer 3

coma—- recovery or
coma — persistent coma or brain dead

Question 4

persistent coma

Answer 4

the brain stem is intact, they will remain the ability to breath while being unconscious

Question 5

diagnosis of brain dead

Answer 5

does not mean total death of the brain, reflex movements can still occur, these reflexes do not require any invovlement of the brain

Question 6

brain dead exclusions

Answer 6

involvement of drugs, electrolyte, metabolic causes of coma, hypothermia, hypotension

Question 7

brain dead certification, clinical testing

Answer 7

response to pain, response to lightgag reflex, cough reflex, corneal reflexes, respiratory function, oculovestibular reflex

Question 8

time of death

Answer 8

is recorded when the certification of brain dead is completed.

Question 9

brain stem brain death

Answer 9

controls basic, vital functions, wakefulness, breathing, temperature. therefore if lost, the patient can never wake, breath and bood pressure eventually falls

Question 10

cerebrum brain dead

Answer 10

is involved in all conscious functions, including sensation , movement, memory, and thought. if function is lost, ptient cannot feel, see, hear and remember.