Author: N. John Bosomworth, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Website: www.palmedpage.com

Created/Updated: June 2007

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TheMeister Says:
A handy mnemonic for approaching the patient with coma.  The one thing to check in everybody.  The two brain structures that can cause coma when abnormal.   The three conditions that can cause coma.  And the four key components of the physical exam in a coma patient.  The reference also describes testing for the cold caloric and oculocephalic reflexes including a diagram.

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