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Level of Consciousness

Aka: Level of Consciousness, LOC

See also
1. Altered Level of Consciousness
Exam: Levels
1. Alert
2. Clouded
3. Somnolent
4. Lethargy: Drowsiness
5. Stupor: Responsive only to vigorous stimulation
6. Coma: Unarousable to verbal or physical stimuli
Exam: Other states of unresponsiveness (may appear to be awake)
1. Abulic state: Akinetic mutism
2. Locked in syndrome
3. Psychogenic unresponsiveness
Causes
1. See Altered Level of Consciousness Causes
Evaluation: Scales
1. AVPU Scale
2. Glasgow Coma Scale

Consciousness, Level Altered (C0751054)
Concepts	Finding (T033)
MSH	D003244
English	Alteration in level of consciousness, Altered Level of Consciousness, Consciousness, Level Altered
Spanish	Estado de Conciencia Alterado
French	État de conscience altéré, Altération de la conscience, Niveau de conscience altéré
German	Bewußtseinsveränderung
Italian	Livello alterato di coscienza
Portuguese	Nível de Consciência Alterado
Dutch	Bewustzijn, veranderd
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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