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Medical Student Forums => Questions, Exams & Study tips => Topic started by: Hargeisas Star on June 26, 2010, 05:05:54 PM
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Salam ppl ;D
A patient was found fitting and on arrival he had a cardiac arrest. His GCS was 3 therefore has suspected head injury. I have been told the brain injury could be due to drugs and I am struggling to understander how a drug could lead to brain injury, why he had a cardiac arrest and what could be the possible brain injuries that he has?
Please I will be happy if i get an answer ::)
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Salam ppl ;D
A patient was found fitting and on arrival he had a cardiac arrest. His GCS was 3 therefore has suspected head injury. I have been told the brain injury could be due to drugs and I am struggling to understander how a drug could lead to brain injury, why he had a cardiac arrest and what could be the possible brain injuries that he has?
Please I will be happy if i get an answer ::)
this is only a guess (that is my disclaimer):
What kind of drugs are you referring to? recreational drugs like cocaine can induce sudden cardiac arrest (mostly arrythmia and vasospasm). this can account for the low GSC.
numerous toxins/metabolites/electrolytes/therapeutic substances can result in brain injury as well.
so I think the only way to answer that is through patient history, lab and diagnostic results including CT (to see hemorrhage), EKG for any arrhythmia and physical examination.
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Hey Anotherabdi
Thanks for answering my question to why he had a cardiac arrest :). I know looking at his CT scan would have helped me but too bad didnt get a chance to see the image after he was scanned and I forgot his name so could not follow up his report so I wondered what would his possible brain injury might have been.
Once again Thanks
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thanks for your sharing information with students , in management such cases will cause fatal the patient whose case is head trauma , sandenly if your working in emergency .. u need to be carefully .. as pharmacist working in emergency drug related cases is more dangerous wrong diagnosis..
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Salam ppl ;D
A patient was found fitting and on arrival he had a cardiac arrest. His GCS was 3 therefore has suspected head injury. I have been told the brain injury could be due to drugs and I am struggling to understander how a drug could lead to brain injury, why he had a cardiac arrest and what could be the possible brain injuries that he has?
Please I will be happy if i get an answer ::)
hey I could not resist this Question......!
Any drug overdose can cause brain injury via hypoxia (dec O2/incr CO2-->hypoventilation) --> brain ischemia --> 2ndary dec Cardiac Out-->arrhythmia
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Lol Thanks Dango! Although A Bit Late Hehe ;D
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