BRAINSTEM DEATH

Course overview

THE REVISED MEMORANDUM IN 1979 CORRELATED THE BRAIN STEM DEATH WITH DEATH ITSELF. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS SET FOR DIAGNOSING BRAIN STEM DEATH AND HIGHLIGHTS MANDATORY PREREQUISITES TO BE RIGOROUSLY ADOPTED PRIOR TO INITIATING THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING BRAIN STEM INTEGRITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS AND SHORTCOMINGS DURING THE STEPS IN ASSESSING BRAIN STEM REFLEXES, THE APNEA TEST, AND THE ANCILLARY TESTS TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS.