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| Tachypnea; Cyanosis; Restlessness; Disorientation; Cardiac arrhythmias; Slow bounding pulse; Tachycardia; Hypertension . Dyspnea; Coma; Labored breathing (use of accessory muscles, nasal |
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| to profound lethargy; coma relatively rare; Hyperventilation (Kussmaul respirations) Fruity or ketone odor to breath; Skin turgor decreased, mucous membranes dry; Tachycardia |
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| Dehydration, abdominal pain, fluid & electrolyte imbalance; Can lead to coma and death if not treated; Get transported to an Emergency Room! Tx: insulin, IV fluids |
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| ... Course: early mortality; metastases to lungs 1st; death from cachexia, GI/variceal bleeding, hepatic coma, rarely tumor rupture with hemorrhage ... |
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| Hypoglycemia; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Non Ketotic hyperosmolar diabetic coma; Lactic acidosis; Long term Complications: (microangiopathy) |
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| Encephalopathy and coma; Acute confusional state/delirium; Locked-in syndrome; Akinetic mutism; Catatonia; Psychogenic unresponsiveness ... |
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| Case based management of DKA/hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma ... Acidosis can be due to keto-acids (DKA) but can be due to many other causes (both gap and |
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| Not an opioid overdose; Co-ingested CNS depressant; Head traumaUsed in rapid reversal of BDZ overdose-induced coma and respiratory depression. … |
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| ?Catatonia:hypomobile syndrome associated with. major psychosis. S/S: •awake but no voluntory movements. •waxy flexibility ... |
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| Kidney Failure Loss of Limbs Alzheimer’s Disease Coma Parkinson’s Disease Severe Burns . Benign Brain Tumour Motor Neuron Disease |
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