Coma and Altered Mental Status Questions With Complete Solutions
Consciousness correct answer: - A state of being awake and perceptive of one's internal and external environments •Consists of content and arousal -Content: relies on communication of the cerebral hemispheres to integrate and organize information and neural processes -Arousal: governed by the reticular activating system (RAS) and upper brainstem •Disturbances in consciousness (an altered mental status) occur when disease processes interrupt the functioning of content, arousal, perception or the communications between these neural networks. Reticular activating system correct answer: •The ignition or starter of the brain •Necessary for consciousness •Regulates alertness and has a major role in sleep/wake cycles •Extends from medulla, up through the brainstem into the thalamus & hypothalamus Altered mental status correct answer: - Altered Mental Status (AMS): A condition, not a diagnosis. Some medical issue is causing the patient's altered mental status / altered sensorium. -Confusion -Delirious -Sleepy, drowsy -Not acting right -Altered behavior -Generalized weakness -Lethargy -Agitation
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