Coma

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Coma

• PGY ???

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• Coma
• The patient who appears to be asleep and is at
  the same time incapable of being aroused by
  external stimuli or inner need is in a state of
  coma.

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• There are variations in the degree of coma in
  its deepest stages, no reaction of any kind is
  obtainable corneal, pupillary, pharyngeal,
  tendon, and plantar reflexes are in abeyance, and
  tone in the limb muscles is diminished.
• With lesser degrees of coma, pupillary reactions,
  reflex ocular movements, and corneal and other
  brainstem reflexes are preserved in varying
  degree, and muscle tone in the limbs maybe
  increased.

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• Respiration may be slow or rapid, periodic, or
  deranged in other ways.
• Management of the Acutely Comatose Patient
• A
• B
• C

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