[PDF][PDF] Diagnosis of coma

A Karpenko, J Keegan - Emerg Med Clin North Am, 2021 - binasss.sa.cr
Coma may be defined as a state of prolonged unresponsive unconsciousness. As such, it is
not a disease process, but rather a symptom that may be caused by a variety of disease …

The management of coma

T Cooksley, M Holland - Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Coma is a medical emergency that can challenge the diagnostic and management skills of
any clinician. A systematic and logical approach is necessary to make the correct diagnosis …

Evaluating the comatose patient: rapid neurologic assessment is key to appropriate management

K Malik, DC Hess - Postgraduate medicine, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
PREVIEW Coma is the most severe form of unresponsiveness, in which a patient is totally
unaware of self and surroundings. With the patient so disengaged during examination …

Initial diagnosis and management of coma

SJ Traub, EF Wijdicks - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2016 - emed.theclinics.com
Many patients present to the emergency department with an alteration in mental status
simply as a complication of many serious illnesses. A subset of these patients will present …

Coma: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment

D Adukauskienė, B Budrytė, D Karpec - Medicina, 2008 - mdpi.com
Coma is the disorder of consciousness because of the damage to diffused bilateral cerebral
hemisphere cortex or reticular activating system. Coma can be caused by neurogenic (head …

[HTML][HTML] The neurological exam of a comatose patient: an essential practical guide

Z Zakaria, MM Abdullah, SA Halim… - … Malaysian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A thorough examination of a comatose patient is essential given the spectrum of clinical
diagnoses. The most immediate threat to patients is airway, breathing and circulation. All …

[HTML][HTML] Coma

JS Huff, P Tadi - 2017 - europepmc.org
Objectives: Identify common and reversible causes of coma. Describe the difference
between coma, stupor, obtundation, and lethargy. Review considerations critical to the …

[HTML][HTML] Coma of unknown origin in the emergency department: implementation of an in-house management routine

M Braun, WU Schmidt, M Möckel, M Römer… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Coma of unknown origin is an emergency caused by a variety of possibly life-
threatening pathologies. Although lethality is high, there are currently no generally accepted …

Acute Coma.

A Sakusic, AA Rabinstein - Neurologic clinics, 2021 - europepmc.org
An acutely comatose patient constitutes a medical emergency until proved otherwise.
Managing these emergencies requires organized teamwork to recognize and treat life …

Coma

T Liversedge, N Hirsch - Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Coma is caused by temporary or permanent damage to the ascending reticular system or to
both cerebral hemispheres. It follows that the differential diagnosis of coma is wide …