The patient opens his eyes for the first time when an IV is…
The patient opens his eyes for the first time when an IV is inserted into his arm. The patient provides only short incoherent answers questioned. He withdraws his arm insertion of the IV needle, but otherwise do not move his limbs when asked to do so. What is the GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) of the patient?
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A 16-year-old male patient is booked for elective surgery. During visiting hours a family member was worried that he had been starved for too long and decided to give the patient orange juice with pulp. How long should the patient now be starved before his planned surgery can continue?
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