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11 Cards in this Set
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What are the three catagories of the glascow coma scale?
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Eyes (four points total)
Verbal (five points total) motor (six points total) |
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What are the "eye points"?
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1. Does not open
2. Opens to painful stemuli 3. Opens to voice 4. Opens spontaineously |
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What are the "verbal points"?
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1. makes no sounds
2. makes incomprehensible sounds 3. utters innappropriate words 4. confused/disoriented 5. oriented, converses normally |
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What are the "motor points"?
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1. no movement
2. extension to painful stemuli 3. abnormal flexion to painful stemuli 4. flexion/withdrawal to painful stemuli 5. localizes painful stemuli 6. obeys commands |
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Your patient opens eyes spontaineously, converses well and is oriented, follows commands. What is her GCS?
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15
4 pts for opens eyes spontaineously 5 pts for converses well and is oriented 6 pts for follows commands |
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Your patient opens eyes to voice, converses well and is oriented, follows commands. What is her GCS?
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14
3 pts for opens eyes to voice 5 pts for converses well and is oriented 6 pts for follows commands |
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Your patient opens eyes to voice, converses well and but is somewhat disoriented, follows commands. What is her GCS?
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13
3-opens eyes to voice 4-converses well but is somewhat disoriented 6-follows commands |
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Your patient opens eyes to voice, utters incomprenhensible sounds but follows commands. What is her GCS?
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11
3-opens eyes to voice 2-utters incomprenhensible sounds 6-follows commands |
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Your patient opens eyes to voice, uses innappropriate words but follows commands. What is her GCS?
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12
3-opens eyes to voice 3-uses innappropriate words 6-follows commands |
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Your patient opens eyes to painful stemuli, utters innappropriate words and localizes painful stimuli. What is her GCS?
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10 total
2 for opens eyes to painful stemuli. 3 for utters innappropriate words 5 for localizes painful |
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Your patient does not open eyes, makes no sounds and displays abnormal flexion to pain. What is his GCS?
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5
1-does not open eyes 1-makes no sounds 3-displays abnormal flexion to pain |