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CRQ 505: Brainstem Death Testing 2

Introduction

You are asked to help your consultant perform brainstem death testing on a 64-year-old woman in the ICU…

Question No. 2

Q: How is brainstem death defined in the UK? (2 marks)

Question No. 3

Q: List 5 ‘red flags’ for when diagnostic caution is advised before making a diagnosis of irreversible brain damage? (5 marks)

Question No. 4

Q: Complete the table of suggested exclusion criteria to brainstem death testing? (4 marks)

Question No. 5

Q: Describe how you would perform the apnoea test as part of the brainstem death testing? (6 marks)

Question No. 6

Q: Ancillary tests are required in certain circumstances where brain death cannot be confirmed according to clinical testing alone. Name 3 tests that may be useful in these situations? (3 marks)

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