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Your brain is your body. Once the thing that keeps you alive is dead, you're dead.
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What is the difference between reversible and irreversible ischemia?
what is reversible vs irreversible ischemia in the brain
Can Carbon monoxide poisoning kill you if you're already unconscious (by a drug or in anyway)?
Yes, carbon monoxide prevents incorporation of oxygen to erythrocytes causing irreversible brain damage and even death.
Can hypoxia cause cell injury or death?
The consequence of hypoxia is entirely dependent on its intensity, duration, and also dependent on the age, gender, and health status of the victim. Our brain uses 20% of the oxygen we breathe, so I believe that the consequences of a prolonged and intense hypoxia may cause irreversible brain cells' damage, thus leading to a fatal outcome.
How are brain death and cardiac death different?
When some one is brain-dead, their circulatory and resiratory functions are still active, but the brain is inactive. Cardiac Death- the heart is stopped- no blood circulates, youu get buried.
Is solidify reversible or irreversible?
solidify is an irreversible
What is the meaning of brain death?
Brain death is the irreversible end of all brain activity. The term brain death should not be confused with a persistent vegetative state like many people tend to do.
Which medical school wrote the standard definition of death in 1968?
In 1968, Harvard Medical School defined death as irreversible damage to the brain, or brain death.
What does the uniform determination of death act state?
An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
What is the difference between reversible and irreversible ischemia?
what is reversible vs irreversible ischemia in the brain
What are the spiraling events if the cardiovascular system fails?
If the cardiovascular system fails, oxygen ceases reaching the body cells, most notably the brain cells. Without fresh oxygen reaching the brain, cells begin to die. In four minutes, imminent death is irreversible, or at the very least irreversible without permanent brain damage.
Is brain death truly death?
(And ask questions? - sorry, I couldn't resist.) Seriously: brain death (originally a legal term) by definition means, an irreversible, final (and terminal) cessation of all brain activity. Including not only the neocortex, but the lower regions as well. It is, however, easily confused with various stages of coma.
How is death defined according to biology?
Death is the permanent and irreversible termination of all biological activity in a living organism, including the brain and the senses. When an organism is dead, it is deprived of the ability of self-movement.
Is Death reversible or irreversible?
death is reversible ?why? give scientific logic?
Can Carbon monoxide poisoning kill you if you're already unconscious (by a drug or in anyway)?
Yes, carbon monoxide prevents incorporation of oxygen to erythrocytes causing irreversible brain damage and even death.
What is the time frame for brain death due to lack of oxygen?
Brain death due to lack of oxygen can occur within minutes, typically 4-6 minutes, after the brain is deprived of oxygen. The exact time frame can vary depending on factors such as the individual's health, age, and the cause of oxygen deprivation. Immediate medical intervention is crucial to prevent irreversible brain damage.
How much brain damage is caused after ten minutes of not breathing of an infant?
The medical standard for irreversible brain damage from not breathing is four minutes.
What does it mean when a patient is brain-dead?
Brain death is a legal definition of death that emerged in the 1960s as a response to the ability to resuscitate individuals and mechanically keep the heart and lungs working. In simple terms, brain death is the irreversible end of all brain activity (including involuntary activity necessary to sustain life) due to total necrosis of the cerebral neurons following loss of blood flow and oxygenation. It should not be confused with a persistent vegetative state. People in persistent vegetative states still have electrical activity in the brain that can be recorded on an electroencephalogram (EEG) while brain dead individuals do not.
