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A 54-year-old African American woman has been in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the past 10 hours because she has failed to regain consciousness after passing out at a restaurant 11 hours ago. Upon initial arrival at the emergency department the patient's friend stated that the patient had remarked about the sudden onset of a terrible headache and neck stiffness while they were having lunch. A few minutes after the onset of the headache, she became confused, vomited, and lost consciousness. She regained consciousness briefly en route to the hospital, but she has been unconscious since admission. On arrival she was intubated and mechanically ventilated and transferred to the ICU, where intravenous fluids were started. Vital signs are: pulse 110/min and blood pressure 174/96 mm Hg. She exhibits no spontaneous movement and is unresponsive to verbal or painful stimuli. Lung fields are clear to auscultation. CT angiogram confirms subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm and impaired intracranial circulation. The family should be counseled regarding which of the following?
A) The futility of continued life support
B) The need for screening of first-degree relatives for aneurysms
C) The need for them to sustain hope
D) The need to have a guardian ad litem appointed to make informed decisions about the patient's care
E) The probability that the patient will not regain consciousness
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| Vietnamese
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E- The probability that the patient will not regain consciousness
Turner syndrome.
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| risho2008
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A
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| Vietnamese
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When brain death presents, the doctor have a right to stop life support.
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| paheli
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E.
Vietnamese, what makes you say Turner synd?
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| Rweda
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answer is D
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