Unconsciousness - Therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

[Clinical pathway, quality circle and standard operating procedures as tools for quality management in the trauma suite]

30 Dec 2008 In each hospital the trauma resuscitation room in emergency departments is one of the areas with the highest rate of critical incidents. Delayed and insufficient medical interventions have a high impact on negative patient outcomes. Anticipating and ... Read more...

Obtundation and seizure following ondansetron overdose in an infant.

29 Nov 2008 INTRODUCTION: Ondansetron, an increasingly prescribed 5-HT(3) antagonist used in the management of nausea and vomiting of various etiologies, has a well-established safety profile in therapeutic use. However, little is known about its effects in the ... Read more...

Syrian rue tea: a recipe for disaster.

30 Aug 2008 Peganum harmala, commonly called "Syrian rue," is native to countries around the Mediterranean sea and western United States. Known for its sedative effects when consumed by farm animals, its seeds have stimulant and hallucinogenic effects at low ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Unconsciousness - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cyanide poisoning in Taiwan. Oct 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• [Syncope, loss of consciousness, and seizures in the adults] 18 Mar 2009
• Bifocal extradural cortical stimulation-induced recovery of consciousness in the permanent post-traumatic vegetative state. 26 Feb 2009
• [Clinical pathway, quality circle and standard operating procedures as tools for quality management in the trauma suite] 30 Dec 2008
• Emergency response team fails to examine, treat or transport! 29 Nov 2008
• Obtundation and seizure following ondansetron overdose in an infant. 29 Nov 2008
• Syrian rue tea: a recipe for disaster. 30 Aug 2008
• [The problem of performing medical procedures without informed consent in unconscious patients] 30 May 2008
• [What you must do and what should be omitted] 6 May 2008
• Reversal of central nervous system and cardiac toxicity after local anesthetic intoxication by lipid emulsion injection. 29 Apr 2008
• [Pulseless electric activity during postural change after epidural anesthesia] 30 Jan 2008
• [Case of adult influenza type A virus-associated encephalopathy successfully treated with primary multidisciplinary treatments] 29 Sep 2007
• Recognition and early management of the critically ill ward patient. 29 Sep 2007
• [6/10 The unconscious victim] 30 Aug 2007
• Cool waves: resolution of Osborn waves after prolonged hypothermia. 13 May 2007
• Self-poisoning with lamotrigine and pregabalin. 29 Apr 2007
• Prolonged unconsciousness in a patient on automated peritoneal dialysis. 29 Nov 2006
• Knowledge of Jordanian mothers with regards to emergency management of dental trauma. 29 Nov 2006
• [Three essential dispositions in the Leonetti Law applied to neuroanesthesia-resuscitation] 30 Aug 2006

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Technical information about 'Unconsciousness'

Definition: Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp344-5)

Descriptor UI: D014474

Alternative terms: Unconsciousness; Unconscious State; State, Unconscious; Unconscious States; Consciousness, Loss of; Loss of Consciousness;

Related Mesh Headings: Syncope;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.358.800; C23.888.592.604.359.800;

Technical Notes: do not confuse with UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY), unconscious behavior or "the unconscious" in psychol