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Semiconscious

MedGen UID:
452502
•Concept ID:
C0424532
•
Finding
Synonym: Semi-conscious
SNOMED CT: Semiconscious (271783006)

Definition

A level of awareness that can be described as varied and intermittent periods of consciousness and unconsciousness. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSemiconscious

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Expanding Hematoma's Life-Threatening Neck and Face Emergency Management of Ballistic Injuries.
Shuker ST
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):1282-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002767. PMID: 27315316
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Harness suspension and first aid management: development of an evidence-based guideline.
Adisesh A, Lee C, Porter K
Emerg Med J 2011 Apr;28(4):265-8. Epub 2010 Oct 20 doi: 10.1136/emj.2010.097246. PMID: 20961926

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom).
Higginson IJ, Hocaoglu MB, Fraser LK, Maddocks M, Sleeman KE, Oluyase AO, Chambers RL, Preston N, Dunleavy L, Bradshaw A, Bajwah S, Murtagh FEM, Walshe C; CovPall study team
J Pain Symptom Manage 2022 Oct;64(4):377-390. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.009. PMID: 35752399
Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring for C1-2 spinal cord stimulation.
Muncie LM, Ellens NR, Tolod-Kemp E, Feler CA, Winestone JS
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Feb;26(2):183-189. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.3171/2016.7.SPINE16103. PMID: 27689422
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Facticious disorders in dermatology.
Harth W, Taube KM, Gieler U
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2010 May;8(5):361-72; quiz 373. Epub 2010 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07327.x. PMID: 20163503
Butane encephalopathy.
Harris D, Mirza Z
Emerg Med J 2005 Sep;22(9):676-7. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.014134. PMID: 16113204Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Expanding Hematoma's Life-Threatening Neck and Face Emergency Management of Ballistic Injuries.
Shuker ST
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):1282-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002767. PMID: 27315316
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Facticious disorders in dermatology.
Harth W, Taube KM, Gieler U
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2010 May;8(5):361-72; quiz 373. Epub 2010 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07327.x. PMID: 20163503
Butane encephalopathy.
Harris D, Mirza Z
Emerg Med J 2005 Sep;22(9):676-7. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.014134. PMID: 16113204Free PMC Article
The high school football team physician.
ATSATT RF
Calif Med 1957 Oct;87(4):263-5. PMID: 13460745Free PMC Article

Therapy

ioCT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for trigeminal neuralgia: how I do it.
Weßling H, Duda S
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2019 May;161(5):935-938. Epub 2019 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-03859-8. PMID: 30911830
SIADH and water intoxication related to ecstasy.
Salathe C, Blanc AL, Tagan D
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Aug 29;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224731. PMID: 30158258Free PMC Article
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Butane encephalopathy.
Harris D, Mirza Z
Emerg Med J 2005 Sep;22(9):676-7. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.014134. PMID: 16113204Free PMC Article
A randomised controlled study of the efficacy of hypromellose and Lacri-Lube combination versus polyethylene/Cling wrap to prevent corneal epithelial breakdown in the semiconscious intensive care patient.
Koroloff N, Boots R, Lipman J, Thomas P, Rickard C, Coyer F
Intensive Care Med 2004 Jun;30(6):1122-6. Epub 2004 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00134-004-2203-y. PMID: 15014864

Prognosis

Coronavirus disease 2019 on routine testing in eclampsia: a case report.
Kalsar P, Datta S, Kalsar A, Kanyike AM
J Med Case Rep 2022 Mar 1;16(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03308-8. PMID: 35232458Free PMC Article
Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring for C1-2 spinal cord stimulation.
Muncie LM, Ellens NR, Tolod-Kemp E, Feler CA, Winestone JS
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Feb;26(2):183-189. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.3171/2016.7.SPINE16103. PMID: 27689422
Clinical factors influencing death rattle breathing in palliative care cancer patients : Non-interventional study.
Likar R, Michenthaler MC, Traar R, Molnar M, Neuwersch S
Z Gerontol Geriatr 2017 Jun;50(4):332-338. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s00391-016-1042-0. PMID: 27245228
Endovascular repair for retrograde type A aortic dissection with malperfusion.
Takahashi S, Katayama K, Takasaki T, Sueda T
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Feb;24(2):162-4. Epub 2014 Sep 2 doi: 10.1177/0218492314548230. PMID: 25182334
Facticious disorders in dermatology.
Harth W, Taube KM, Gieler U
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2010 May;8(5):361-72; quiz 373. Epub 2010 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07327.x. PMID: 20163503

Clinical prediction guides

Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring for C1-2 spinal cord stimulation.
Muncie LM, Ellens NR, Tolod-Kemp E, Feler CA, Winestone JS
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Feb;26(2):183-189. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.3171/2016.7.SPINE16103. PMID: 27689422
Clinical factors influencing death rattle breathing in palliative care cancer patients : Non-interventional study.
Likar R, Michenthaler MC, Traar R, Molnar M, Neuwersch S
Z Gerontol Geriatr 2017 Jun;50(4):332-338. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s00391-016-1042-0. PMID: 27245228
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Improving medical student toxicology knowledge and self-confidence using mannequin simulation.
Halm BM, Lee MT, Franke AA
Hawaii Med J 2010 Jan;69(1):4-7. PMID: 20222489Free PMC Article
Field airway management of the trauma patient: the efficacy of bag mask ventilation.
Rhee KJ, O'Malley RJ, Turner JE, Ward RE
Am J Emerg Med 1988 Jul;6(4):333-6. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(88)90150-7. PMID: 3390249

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