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Do tears mean a patient is coming out of a coma?
Usually, tears are a common function of the human body. It does not necessarily mean that a patient is coming out of a coma.
Can a coma patient be treated for failure to thrive?
A coma patient can be treated for failure to thrive. Failure to thrive leads to coma or partial coma at times.
Is coma recovery rare?
Recovery can have a wide variance depending on the cause of the coma and where the patient places on the coma scale
Is a patient in a induced c aware of the situation.?
Is a patient in a induced coma aware of her surrounding.
Can you give a sentence using the word coma?
He was put into a coma to allow his body to heal.
If a forty-two year old is on a coma what are the chances of them coming out of it?
Age has less to do with it then the cause of the coma, how severe the injury was (if there was an injury), how long they have been in a coma, their overall health, and several other factors. Sometimes hospitals will actually induce people into a coma. If the patient has been intubated (put on a machine to assist their breathing), they will often be given medications to actually put them in a coma. This allows the breathing machine to work better because the body isn't fighting against it. When the patient begins to heal and can breathe on their own again, they will allow them to wake from the coma and remove the machines. The best thing to do is to talk to the doctor and find out WHY they are in a coma. They can estimate what the chances are in that patients induvidual case.
Can coma patients be cured?
...bring the patient to the hospital. That's it!
Does inflammation of the brain necessarily mean that person is in a coma?
No. Exams of patients with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) usually reveal a drowsy or confused patient but not in a coma. A person in a coma state can not be aroused.
What is the lowest functioning of a coma patient according to the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Three is the least possible number of total points and would be given to a patient for whom not even a painful stimulus is sufficient to provoke a response.
What condition results in a patient being totally unconscious unresponsive and unable to be?
coma
How common is hepatic coma?
Hepatic coma is most common in patients with chronic liver disease. It occurs in 50-70% of all those with cirrhosis.
A patient develops anuria and begins having headaches dyspnea and vomiting What can be done to keep this patient from going into a coma or dying?
A patient develops anuria and begins having headaches, dyspnea, and vomiting. What canbe done to keep this patient from going into a coma or dying?A. Administration of antibiotics C. Urgent surgeryB. Administration of anti-inflammatories D.HemodialysisD it the right answer
