Mr. Brown was admitted from the emergency department, and you are completing his physical examination. His pupils are 2 mm bilaterally, and you notice that they fail to dilate when the penlight is moved away
This is characteristic in patients who are or have been: a. in a coma.
b. taking sympathomimetic drugs (cocaine).
c. taking opioid drugs (morphine).
d. treated for head trauma.
C
Pupil constriction to less than 2 mm is called miosis. With miosis, the pupils fail to dilate in the dark, a common result of opioid ingestion or the use of drops for glaucoma. Pupils are usually dilated greater than 6 mm in a patient described in the other choices.
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