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PT has AMS 80 Central and radial pulses diminished pedal pulses. non-reactive left pupil that is moving erratically and independently of the right one.
Any guess'?
Any guess'?
PT has AMS 80 Central and radial pulses diminished pedal pulses. non-reactive left pupil that is moving erratically and independently of the right one.
Any guess'?
it sounds like ams is altered mental status. i am guessing the 80 is a systolic estimation based on radial pulse. (inaccurate but accepted by some) and some kind of insult to the optic nerve. No drugs other than the lorazepam?
with his age, the meal, insult to optic nerve, and aggression I would hazard to guess:
1. cancer
2. arterio/venous malformation that ruptered. (aka hemorrhagic CVA)
3. focal seizure from benzo withdrawel
not in any particular order.
have no idea what "S" or "E" stands for.
I believe the occulomotor (3rd cranial nerve) controls pupillary reaction, but I could be mistaken.