Coma Flashcards
1
Q
What is the definition of a coma?
A
Unrousable unresponsiveness
2
Q
What are the types of causes of coma?
A
- Metabolic
- Neurological
3
Q
What are the metabolic causes of coma
A
- Drugs
- Poisoning
- Hypoglycaemia/Hyperglycaemia
- Hypoxia
- Sepsis
- Hypotyhermia
- Myxoedema
- Addisonian crisis
- Hepatic/uraemic encephalopathy
4
Q
What drugs/poisons can cause coma?
A
- CO
- EtOH (alcohol)
- TCAs
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