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How do use the word Consciousness in a sentence?
After the accident, the patient lost consciousness.Regaining consciousness, the woman could not recall what happened.In the 1960s, LSD users believed the drug raised their consciousness.
Why would a patient experienceing a syncopal episode regains consciousness after falling?
It could be a positional lesion in the heart or the brain, this should be worked up thoroughly.
Why would a comatose patient regain consciousness after the administration of naloxone?
The comatose patient would regain consciousness after naloxone administration if the patient was comatose in the first place due to an opiate overdose. Naloxone is a competitive antagonist of opioids used to reverse their effect, which includes most notably respiratory depression.
How the first aider should talke to the patient and how much informations sould he give about the injuries?
The first aider should talk lots to the patient, to reasure the patient and to keep the patient from losing consciousness. Part of the taklking should be questions to get medical history - allergies etc, and recent meals to tell the ambulance crew. Also the first aider should try tactfully to find out how the accident happened so as to be able to write a report in the Accident Book etc.
How should you determine whether an infant responds to pain?
Pinching the patient will illicit a response unless the case is unresponsive.
When describing a patient level of consciousness using the AVPU scale V representig what?
Voice or Verbal
How can you determine whether a patient was properly centered on an xray?
To determine whether the patient was properly centered when the x-ray was taken, the distance between the medial end of both clavicles should be an equal distance ("equidistant") from the spinous processes of the (thoracic) vertebrae.
How do they decide what type of chemotherapy you should have?
doctors who specialize in treating cancer, determine which drugs are best suited for each patient. This decision is based on the type of cancer, the patient's age and health, and other drugs the patient is taking.
What should I study to reach 2nd Tier Integral Consciousness?
You should study Spiral Dynamics to reach 2nd Tier Integral Consciousness.
Do patients who recover consciousness during surgery die from the pain?
no......... but it may be if the patient is too weak to control the pain
What is the Aldrete sedation assessment?
The aldrete score is a score of 1 through 10 assessing a patient after anesthesia. Most post anesthesia units use the Aldrete score as a discharge criteria. If a patient's score is 8 or below the doctor must be notified and the patient is not dischargable. The Aldrete score assesses level of consciousness, respirtory status, circulatory status, pain, and nausea.
What happens when bleeding on the brain occurs?
Sudden headache followed by loss of consciousness
