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What Does The Conscious Rate Of 5 Mean In Context To Heart Patient?

Hi.My names Ahdieh.I 'm from a small city in Iran.My father had a heart attack on sunday as doctor said cpr condition.after 40 minuts he came back to life. now he isnot conscious.he is in ICU.his doctor said his conscious rate is 5.what do you think about his condition?If it is needed I can send you his cardiograf and blood test and the drugs they are using for him in ICU.

Kindly tell me can we carry him to a better hospital in Tehran(It takes 4 hours to reach there)?
Tue, 26 Dec 2017
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Hello Ahdieh!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your father clinical situation could be related to prolonged brain hypoxia, due to the cardiac arrest.

The time (40minutes) needed for his resuscitation is long and may have caused irreversible damage to his brain, due to low blood flow (also called hypoxic encephalopathy).

For this reason, I recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing a brain MRI and EEG to examine his brain function.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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What Does The Conscious Rate Of 5 Mean In Context To Heart Patient?

Hello Ahdieh! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your father clinical situation could be related to prolonged brain hypoxia, due to the cardiac arrest. The time (40minutes) needed for his resuscitation is long and may have caused irreversible damage to his brain, due to low blood flow (also called hypoxic encephalopathy). For this reason, I recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing a brain MRI and EEG to examine his brain function. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri