Congestive Heart Failure: What You Need to Know. 1  Many disorders can cause congestive heart failure, such as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, infections, heart valve issues, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, anemia and diabetes. 2  Complications include swelling of the legs (edema), kidney problems and fluid in the lungs.
Glasgow Coma Scale. The Glasgow coma scale is used to assess patients in a coma. The initial score correlates with the severity of brain injury and prognosis. The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a score in the range 3-15; patients with scores of 3-8 are usually said to be in a coma. Score for eye opening + score for [â¦]
Page 1. The Glasgow Coma Scales. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most widely used. scoring system used in quantifying the level of consciousness. following traumatic brain injury. It is used because it is simple, has a relatively high degree of reliability and correlates well with. outcomes following severe brain injury.