Assessment findings of pinpoint pupils, varied response to painful stimuli, and absent reflexes most likely indicate
a. permanent vegetative state. c. coma.
b. locked-in syndrome. d. brain death.
C
Coma is characterized by abnormal or absent reflexes, pinpoint pupils, and varied response to pain. Normal pupil response, abnormal reflexes, and response to pain is a permanent vegetative state. A patient who is awake and alert with normal pupil response is experiencing locked-in syndrome. Brain death is described as no response to stimuli, abnormal or absent reflexes, and abnormal pupils (dilated or pinpoint).
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