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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [4]

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## Historical Perspective

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## Pathophysiology

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## Causes

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## Differentiating Coma from other Diseases

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## Epidemiology and Demographics

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## Risk Factors

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## Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

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## Diagnosis

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History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | CT | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

## Treatment

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Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

## Case Studies

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Case #1

## Related Chapters

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* Persistent vegetative state
* Brain death
* Process Oriented Coma Work

## External Links

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* NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke), public domain information on TBI
* NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke), public domain information on coma

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Health Science * Medicine * Medical specialities * Intensive care medicine / Critical care medicine and Critical care nursing

General terms|

Intensive care unit (ICU) * Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) * Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) * Coronary care unit (CCU) * Critical illness insurance

Conditions|

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Diagnosis|

Arterial blood gas * Arterial catheter * Blood cultures * Central venous catheter * Pulmonary artery catheter * Screening cultures

Life supporting treatments|

Airway management * Chest tube * Dialysis * Enteral feeding * Goal-directed therapy * Induced coma * Mechanical ventilation * Therapeutic hypothermia * Total parenteral nutrition

Drugs|

Analgesics * Antibiotics * Antithrombotics * Inotropes * Intravenous fluids * Neuromuscular-blocking drugs * Recombinant activated protein C * Sedatives * Stress ulcer prevention drugs * Vasopressors

ICU scoring systems|

APACHE II * Glasgow Coma Scale * PIM2 * SAPS II * SAPS III * SOFA

Organisations|

Society of Critical Care Medicine * Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Related specialties|

Anesthesia * Cardiology * Internal medicine * Neurology * Pediatrics * Pulmonology * Surgery * Traumatology

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