Chapter 1 Review Questions - Ahima Press

He was admitted to the PICU and stabilized from a cardiopulmonary perspective, but was found to have severe hypoxic ischemic brain injury believed secondary to status epilepticus. On day 5 of his hospital course, his routine bedside clinical exam is suggestive of brain death (not breathing over ventilator, pupils fixed and dilated, unresponsive). ................
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