What is the Glasgow Coma Scale for the following patient; opens eyes in response to pain, confused conversation, and withdraws to pain.

a) 5

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

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Bennett Snyder

Biology

28 December, 16:44

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale for the following patient; opens eyes in response to pain, confused conversation, and withdraws to pain.

a) 5

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

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Madden Rasmussen · Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is d) 10

Explanation: The Glasgow coma scale is used to assess patients in a coma. The initial score correlates with the severity of brain injury and prognosis. The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a score in the range 3-15; patients with scores of 3-8 are usually said to be in a coma.

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale for the following patient; opens eyes in response to pain, confused conversation, and withdraws to pain.a) 5b) 6c) 8d) 10

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale for the following patient; opens eyes in response to pain, confused conversation, and withdraws to pain.

a) 5

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10