Coma
Coma: Introduction
Coma: Loss of consciousness for a long period.
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See detailed information below for a list of 836
causes of Coma, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Coma:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Coma.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Coma:
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types for Coma
Coma: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Coma, as listed in our database.
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Coma Treatments
Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Coma may include:
- Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency
- Levodopa - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- Apo-Levocarb - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- Bendopa - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- Dopar - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- Larodopa - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- Prolopa - mainly used to assist in comas caused by liver failure
- more treatments...»
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Stories from Users for Coma
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Diagnostic tests for Coma:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Coma. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Perform basic CPR if person is not breathing or has absent pulse
- Determine the level of consciousness using the Glasgow com scale which determines the degree of coma
- Note general skin color - e.g. cyanosis (blueness of tongue and peripheries), bruising, jaundice, rashes, hyperpigmentation of Addison's disease.
- Look for evidence of injury to head
- Examine for neck stiffness which may indicate meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Look for injection marks signifying drug addicts or diabetics
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Coma
Medications or substances causing Coma:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Coma as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
See full list of 60
medications causing Coma
Drug interactions causing Coma:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Coma as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Phenelzine and tricyclic antidepressant interaction
- Nardil and tricyclic antidepressant interaction
- Parnate and tricyclic antidepressant interaction
- Meperidine and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- Demerol and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Coma
Coma: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Coma may include these symptoms:
All associated co-morbid symptoms for Coma
Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Coma
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Coma:
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Coma.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- A history can be obtained from relatives, friends, witnesses and ambulance officers
- When did the comatose state start?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- What was the setting in which the person was found?
- Recent head injury?
Why: e.g. car accident - may suggest subdural or extradural haematoma or intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Past medical history?
Why: e.g. diabetes, hypothyroidism, hepatic failure, renal failure, heart arrhythmias, epilepsy, Addison's disease, high blood pressure, lung disease.
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Coma (17
listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Coma) may include:
- Fever?
Why: suggests severe infection and shock as cause of coma e.g. meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, pelvic inflammatory disease, aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infection, peritonitis, pancreatitis.
- Shortness of breath?
Why: may suggest pulmonary embolism, pneumonia or tension pneumothorax.
- Seizure activity?
Why: e.g. twitching of limbs, incontinence of urine or feces - may suggest epilepsy, brain cancer, meningitis, stroke, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia.
- Headache?
Why: may suggest subarachnoid hemorrhage (sudden severe headache), brain tumor, meningitis, encephalitis.
- Palpitations?
Why: may suggest complete heart block, sick sinus syndrome, ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation all which may cause collapse.
- more symptoms...»
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listings)
News Archives for Coma
Medical news articles related to Coma include:
Source: HealthDay News
Diagnostic Guides for Coma
Medical Books Excerpts
Read excertps from published book sections related to Coma
from the following published medical books
for more detailed information about Coma.
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Medical Books Excerpts
- SYNCOPE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- COMA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Coma
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- SYNCOPE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Coma
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Coma
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Syncope
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- SYNCOPE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Coma
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Patient Surveys for Coma
Causes of Coma listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Coma as a symptom include:
See full list of 836
causes of Coma
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Article Excerpts about Coma
A coma is a profound
or deep state of unconsciousness. The affected individual is alive but is
not able to react or respond to life around him/her. Coma may occur as an
expected progression or complication of an underlying illness, or as a
result of an event such as head trauma.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Coma Information Page: NINDS)
A coma is a profound
or deep state of unconsciousness. The affected individual is alive but is
not able to react or respond to life around him/her. Coma may occur as an
expected progression or complication of an underlying illness, or as a
result of an event such as head trauma.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Coma Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Coma:
Profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused; coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused; coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem.
- (Source - CRISP)
Coma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Coma, or a subtype of Coma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
Organs affected by Coma:
The list of organs typically affected by Coma may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Coma
The list below shows some of the causes of Coma mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 836
causes of Coma
How Common are these Causes of Coma?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Coma.
Of the 836
causes of Coma that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 7
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 24
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 815
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 836
causes of Coma
Conditions listing symptoms: Coma:
The following list of conditions
have 'Coma' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acid-Base Imbalance
... comaAckee Fruit Food poisoning
... comaAcute Chemical poisoning - Varnish makers' and painters' Naptha
... comaAcute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
... comaAcute meningitis
... ComaAcute Pesticide poisoning - xylene
... comaAddison's Disease
... comaAdverse reaction to chemical - 1-Propanol
... comaAfrican Sleeping sickness
... comaAlcohol abuse
... comaAlcohol poisoning
... comaAmlodipine toxicity
... comaAmyloidosis VII
... comaAmyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal
... comaAnaphylaxis
... comaAnoxemia
... comaAntepartum Eclampsia
... comaAnticholinergic syndrome
... comaApple seed poisoning
... comaApricot seed poisoning
... comaAsphyxia
... comaB
Bacterial meningitis
... ComaBasedow's coma
... comaBenzodiazepine poisoning
... comaBenzodiazepine toxicity
... comaBird cherry seed poisoning
... comaBitter almond seed poisoning
... comaBrain compression
... comaBrown-Symmers disease
... comaC
Carbamate insecticide poisoning
... comaCarbamoyl-phosphate synthase 1 deficiency
... coma if untreatedCarcinoid crisis
... comaCarolina Cherry Laurel poisoning
... comaCatastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
... comaChemical poisoning - 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
... comaChemical poisoning - 1-Propanol
... comaChemical poisoning - 2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid
... comaChemical poisoning - Acetylsalicylic Acid
... comaChemical poisoning - Alicyclic hydrocarbons
... comaChemical poisoning - Allethrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Bentazon
... comaChemical poisoning - Bromide
... comaChemical poisoning - Bromophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Carbaryl
... comaChemical poisoning - Chlorate salts
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Di-n-Octyl phathalate
... comaChemical poisoning - Diazinon
... comaChemical poisoning - Dichlorvos
... comaChemical poisoning - Dicrotophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Dimethyl Phthalate
... comaChemical poisoning - Dioxathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Disulfoton
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethion
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate
... comaChemical poisoning - Fensulfothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Fenthion
... comaChemical poisoning - Incense
... comaChemical poisoning - Malathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Methidathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Methiocarb
... comaChemical poisoning - Methomyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Nitroglycerin
... comaChemical poisoning - Parathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Pentachlorophenol
... comaChemical poisoning - Phosdrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Phthalthrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Profenofos
... comaChemical poisoning - Sodium Monofluoroacetate
... comaChemical poisoning - Terbufos
... comaChemical poisoning - Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate
... comaChemical poisoning - Tetramethrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Thallium
... comaChemical poisoning - Thallium Sulfate
... comaChemical poisoning - Triethylene Glycol
... comaChemical poisoning - Tungsten
... comaCherry laurel seed poisoning
... comaCherry seed poisoning
... comaChokecherry seed poisoning
... comaChristmas Cherry poisoning
... comaChronic Kidney Disease
... comaClonazepam toxicity
... comaClonidine poisoning
... comaClupeotoxism
... comaCobra poisoning
... comaColchicine toxicity
... comaComa
... comaConcussion
... comaCopper toxicity
... comaCyanide poisoning
... comaCyclic antidepressant poisoning
... comaD
Death Angel poisoning
... comaDeath Camas poisoning
... comaDemerol overdose
... comaDiabetic Ketoacidosis
... ComaDiazepam toxicity
... comaDisulfiram toxicity
... comaE
Eclampsia
... comaElectrocution
... ComaEncephalitis
... comaEnd Stage Liver Failure
... comaEnd-stage renal disease
... comaEnglish Ivy poisoning
... comaEucalyptus Oil poisoning
... comaF
Fatal familial insomnia
... ComaFelodipine toxicity
... comaFentanyl toxicity
... comaFormaldehyde poisoning
... coma severe casesFunnel Web spider poisoning
... comaG
Glycine synthase deficiency
... comaGraft-versus-host disease
... ComaH
Hashimoto's encephalitis
... comaHemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome
... comaHendra Virus
... ComaHepatic encephalopathy syndrome
... comaHepatitis
... comaHerbal Agent overdose - Wormwood
... comaHHV-6 encephalitis
... comaHigh altitude cerebral edema
... comaHip cancer
... comaHIV/AIDS
... comaHolocarboxylase synthetase deficiency
... coma if untreatedHomologous wasting disease
... comaHyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome
... ComaHypernatremia
... comaHyperparathyroidism
... comaHyponatremia
... comaI
Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder
... comaInborn urea cycle disorder
... comaIntrapartum Eclampsia
... comaIsoniazid toxicity
... comaIsradipine toxicity
... comaJ
Japanese encephalitis
... comaJimsonweed poisoning
... comaK
King Cobra poisoning
... comaL
Lantana poisoning
... comaLidocaine toxicity
... comaLiver failure
... comaLyssavirus
... ComaM
Magnesium Overdose
... comaMalignant Buotonneuse fever
... comaMedium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... comaMelioidosis
... comaMeningitis
... comaMercury poisoning - consumption of contaminated fish
... comaMercury poisoning - Folk Remedies
... comaMethylmalonicaciduria, vitamin B12 unresponsive, mut 0
... comaMexican tea poisoning
... comaMidazolam toxicity
... comaMorphine toxicity
... comaMountain sickness
... comaMultiple endocrine neoplasia
... ComaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... ComaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
... ComaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
... ComaN
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
... comaNifedipine toxicity
... comaNimodipine toxicity
... comaO
Opioid poisoning
... comaOpioid toxicity
... comaOrganophosphate insecticide poisoning
... comaP
Peach seed poisoning
... comaPhenothiazine poisoning
... comaPlant poisoning - Amygdalin
... comaPlant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside
... comaPlant poisoning - Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
... comaPlant poisoning - Lantadene
... comaPlant poisoning - Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
... comaPlant poisoning - Saponin
... comaPlant poisoning - Solanine
... comaPlant poisoning - tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
... comaPoisoning
... ComaPostoperative haemorrhage
... ComaPostoperative septicaemia
... ComaPostpartum Eclampsia
... comaProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
... comaProgressive Rubella Panencephalitis
... comaQ
Quinidine toxicity
... comaR
Respiratory acidosis
... comaReye's Syndrome
... coma usually occurs within 3-5 days of onset, comaRift Valley Fever
... comaRocky Mountain spotted fever
... comaRubella panencephalitis
... comaS
Sedative hypnotic drug poisoning
... comaSerratia cerebral abscess
... comaSerratia meningitis
... comaSpotted water hemlock poisoning
... comaStreptococcal Group B invasive disease
... comaStreptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
... comaStroke
... comaSubacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
... comaSubarachnoid hemorrhage
... comaSystemic monochloroacetate poisoning
... comaT
Texas Mescalbean poisoning
... comaThornapple poisoning
... comaTolterodine toxicity
... comaToxic mushrooms - Anticholinergic
... comaToxic mushrooms - cyclopeptides
... comaToxic mushrooms - Monomethylhydrazine
... comaToxoplasmosis
... comaTramadol toxicity
... comaTriazolam toxicity
... comaType 1 diabetes
... comaU
Urea Cycle Disorders
... ComaV
Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia
... ComaViral Hemorrhagic Fevers
... ComaW
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
... ComaWest nile encephalitis
... ComaWest Nile fever
... ComaWestern equine encephalitis
... ComaWestern/Eastern/California encephalitis
... ComaWhite snakeroot poisoning
... comaWild cherry seed poisoning
... comaY
Yellow fever
... comaZ
Zaleplon toxicity
... coma
Conditions listing complications: Coma:
The following list of conditions
have 'Coma' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Symbols
2-Methylbutyric Aciduria
... coma2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... coma3 alpha methylcrotonyl-Coa carboxylase 1 deficiency
... coma if untreated3 alpha methylcrotonyl-coa carboxylase 2 deficiency
... coma if untreated3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... coma3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... coma3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency
... coma if untreatedA
Accelerated hypertension
... comaAcid-Base Imbalance
... comaAcidemia, isovaleric
... comaAcidemia, methylmalonic
... comaACTH resistance
... comaADANE
... comaAfrican Sleeping sickness
... comaAlcohol drinking
... comaAlcohol-Induced Disorders
... comaAlcoholic intoxication
... comaAmanita polypyramis poisoning
... comaAnchovy poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaAntidiarrheal agent poisoning
... comaArbovirosis
... comaArgininosuccinase lyase deficiency, late onset
... comaArgininosuccinase lyase deficiency, neonatal
... coma if untreatedArgininosuccinic aciduria
... comaArginninosuccinic acid synthetase deficiency
... coma if untreatedAtivan overdose
... comaB
Beta ketothiolase deficiency
... comaBiliary cirrhosis
... comaBing-Neel syndrome
... comaBiotinidase deficiency
... comaBiotinidase deficiency, late onset
... comaBlack henbane poisoning
... comaBlack jetbead poisoning
... comaBlue-ringed octopus poisoning
... comaBonefish poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaBox Jellyfish poisoning
... comaBristowe's syndrome
... comaBrown Recluse spider poisoning
... comaBurnett's milk drinker's syndrome
... comaBurnett's syndrome
... comaBurning bush poisoning
... comaC
California encephalitis
... comaCarnitine transporter deficiency
... comaCelandine poisoning
... comaCentral nervous system protozoal infections
... comaCerebellar abscess
... comaCerebral abscess
... comaChagas disease
... comaChemical poisoning - Acetone
... comaChemical poisoning - Acetylene
... comaChemical poisoning - Acrolein
... comaChemical poisoning - Aftershave
... comaChemical poisoning - Aldrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Amidithion
... comaChemical poisoning - Amiton
... comaChemical poisoning - Ammonium Bifluoride
... comaChemical poisoning - Ammonium Sulfamate
... comaChemical poisoning - Aniline
... comaChemical poisoning - Antifreeze
... comaChemical poisoning - Athyl-Gusathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinfos-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinfosethyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinophos-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinphos-ethyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinphos-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Azinphosmetile
... comaChemical poisoning - Azothoate
... comaChemical poisoning - Benoxafos
... comaChemical poisoning - Benzene
... comaChemical poisoning - Boric Acid
... comaChemical poisoning - Bromoform
... comaChemical poisoning - Bromophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Bromophos-ethyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Butyl Alcohol
... comaChemical poisoning - Cadusafos
... comaChemical poisoning - Camphor
... comaChemical poisoning - Carbaryl
... comaChemical poisoning - Carbinoxamine
... comaChemical poisoning - Carbon Tetrachloride
... comaChemical poisoning - Carbophenothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Chlorfenvinphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Chloromethane
... comaChemical poisoning - Chloropyrifos
... comaChemical poisoning - Chlorpyrifos
... comaChemical poisoning - Chlorpyrifos methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Chromium
... comaChemical poisoning - Cologne
... comaChemical poisoning - Coumaphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Cresols
... comaChemical poisoning - Cresylic acid
... comaChemical poisoning - Cyanthoate
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-O
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-O-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methylsulphon
... comaChemical poisoning - Deoderant
... comaChemical poisoning - Depilatories
... comaChemical poisoning - Dialifos
... comaChemical poisoning - Diazinon
... comaChemical poisoning - Dichloronaphthoquinone
... comaChemical poisoning - Dichlorvos
... comaChemical poisoning - Dieldrin
... comaChemical poisoning - Diethylene Glycol
... comaChemical poisoning - Dimethoate
... comaChemical poisoning - Dinitrocresol
... comaChemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol
... comaChemical poisoning - Dioxathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Disulfoton
... comaChemical poisoning - Endothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Ether
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethion
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethoate-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethoprophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethyl-guthion
... comaChemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol
... comaChemical poisoning - Etrimfos
... comaChemical poisoning - Fenchlorphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Fenitrothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Fensulfothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Fenthion
... comaChemical poisoning - Fonophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Formaldehyde
... comaChemical poisoning - Formothion
... comaChemical poisoning - Glaze
... comaChemical poisoning - Guthion (ethyl)
... comaChemical poisoning - Hair Bleach
... comaChemical poisoning - Hair Dye
... comaChemical poisoning - Heptenophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Hexachlorobutadiene
... comaChemical poisoning - Imazapyr
... comaChemical poisoning - Iodofenphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Kratom
... comaChemical poisoning - Malathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Mecarbam
... comaChemical poisoning - Metaldehyde
... comaChemical poisoning - Methacrifos
... comaChemical poisoning - Methamidophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Methidathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Methyl Bromide
... comaChemical poisoning - Metiltriazotion
... comaChemical poisoning - Mevinphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Monocrotophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Nitrates
... comaChemical poisoning - Oil-based paint
... comaChemical poisoning - Omethoate
... comaChemical poisoning - Oxydeprofos
... comaChemical poisoning - Oxydisulfoton
... comaChemical poisoning - Parathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Parathion Methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Phenkapton
... comaChemical poisoning - Phorate
... comaChemical poisoning - Phosalone
... comaChemical poisoning - Phosmet
... comaChemical poisoning - Phosphamidon
... comaChemical poisoning - Phoxim
... comaChemical poisoning - Pirimiphos-methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Polyethylene Glycol - Low Molecular Weight
... comaChemical poisoning - Primiphos methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Propoxur
... comaChemical poisoning - Prothidathion
... comaChemical poisoning - Prothoate
... comaChemical poisoning - Pyrimidifen
... comaChemical poisoning - Pyrimitate
... comaChemical poisoning - Quinalphos
... comaChemical poisoning - Quintiofos
... comaChemical poisoning - Selenious Acid
... comaChemical poisoning - Sophamide
... comaChemical poisoning - Sulfotep
... comaChemical poisoning - Terbufos
... comaChemical poisoning - Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine
... comaChemical poisoning - Thiometon
... comaChemical poisoning - Tolclofos methyl
... comaChemical poisoning - Triazophos
... comaChemical poisoning - Triazotion
... comaChemical poisoning - Trichloroethane
... comaChemical poisoning - Trifenfos
... comaChemical poisoning - Vamidothion
... comaChicken soup poisoning
... comaCholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2
... comaCholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3
... comaCitrullinemia
... coma if untreatedCitrullinemia I
... coma, coma if untreatedCitrullinemia II
... coma, coma if untreatedCodeine overdose
... comaColchicine poisoning
... comaComly syndrome
... comaCommon poppy poisoning
... comaCone shell poisoning
... comaCope's syndrome
... comaCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
... comaCryptococcal Meningitis
... comaD
D'Acosta
... comaDaphne poisoning
... comaDarvocet overdose
... comaDefect in synthesis of adenosylcobalamin
... comaDevelopmental delay due to 2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
... comaDevil's trumpet poisoning
... comaDilaudid overdose
... comaE
Eclampsia
... comaEhrlichiosis
... comaElectrical burns
... comaElectrolyte abnormality
... comaElectron Transfer Flavoprotein, deficiency of
... comaEncephalomyelitis
... comaEnd-stage renal disease
... comaEnglish Laurel poisoning
... comaEpidemic typhus
... comaEugenol oil poisoning
... comaF
Fatal familial insomnia
... comaFire cherry poisoning
... comaFructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency, hereditary
... comaFructose-1-phosphate aldolase deficiency, hereditary
... comaFunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
... comaG
Glutaric aciduria 2
... comaH
HADH deficiency
... comaHeatstroke
... comaHemiplegic migraine, familial
... comaHemiplegic migraine, familial type 1
... comaHemolytic uremic syndrome
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 1
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 2
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 3
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 4
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 5
... comaHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 6
... comaHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Kombucha
... comaHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Margosa oil
... comaHerbal Agent overdose - Achyranthes Aspera
... comaHerbal Agent overdose - Lobelia
... comaHerbal Agent overdose - Peppermint Oil
... comaHereditary carnitine deficiency
... comaHereditary carnitine deficiency syndrome
... comaHereditary carnitine deficiency syndrome, systemic
... comaHeroin overdose
... comaHerpes simplex encephalitis
... comaHerring poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaHigh altitude cerebral edema
... comaHMG-CoA lyase deficiency
... comaHyacinth bean poisoning
... comaHyperdibasic aminoaciduria type 2
... comaHyperglycerolemia, juvenile form
... comaHyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiency
... comaHyperinsulinism due to glutamodehydrogenase deficiency
... comaHyperinsulinism in children, congenital
... comaHyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome
... comaHyperparathyroidism
... comaHypertension of pregnancy
... comaHypertension, Essential
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 1
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 2
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 3
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 4
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 5
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 6
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 7
... comaHypertension, Essential, Susceptibility to, 8
... comaHypoglycemia
... comaHypoglycemic attack
... comaHypophosphatemia
... comaHypothermia
... comaI
Immunosuppressive Measles Encephalitis
... comaIndian Tobacco poisoning
... comaInsulinoma
... comaJ
Jamaican vomiting sickness
... comaJapanese encephalitis
... comaJapanese pagoda tree poisoning
... comaJessamine poisoning
... comaK
Katayama fever
... comaKentucky coffee tea poisoning
... comaKidney damage - 1,2-Dichloromethane
... comaKidney damage - Acetaminophen
... comaKidney damage - Aminoglycosides
... comaKidney damage - Aminosalicylic Acid
... comaKidney damage - Amphotericin B
... comaKidney damage - Amyl Alcohol
... comaKidney damage - analgesics
... comaKidney damage - Anti-cancer drugs
... comaKidney damage - antibiotics
... comaKidney damage - Aristolochic acid
... comaKidney damage - Arsenic
... comaKidney damage - Aspirin
... comaKidney damage - Automobile exhaust
... comaKidney damage - Bacitracin
... comaKidney damage - Bismuth
... comaKidney damage - Cadmium
... comaKidney damage - Carbon Tetrachloride
... comaKidney damage - Cephaloridine
... comaKidney damage - Chloroform
... comaKidney damage - Chlorotetracycline
... comaKidney damage - Chromium
... comaKidney damage - Cisplatin
... comaKidney damage - Contrast agents
... comaKidney damage - Copper
... comaKidney damage - Cyclophosphamide
... comaKidney damage - Cyclosporin
... comaKidney damage - Degreasing solvents
... comaKidney damage - Dichloroacetylene
... comaKidney damage - Diethylene glycol
... comaKidney damage - Dioxane
... comaKidney damage - Ethylene Glycol
... comaKidney damage - Ethylene glycol ethers
... comaKidney damage - Fuels
... comaKidney damage - Gasoline
... comaKidney damage - Germanium
... comaKidney damage - Glue solvent vapors
... comaKidney damage - Glues
... comaKidney damage - Gold
... comaKidney damage - Hairdressing solvents
... comaKidney damage - Hairdressing sprays
... comaKidney damage - Heavy metals
... comaKidney damage - Herbicide
... comaKidney damage - Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
... comaKidney damage - Hydrocarbons
... comaKidney damage - Ibuprofen
... comaKidney damage - Lead
... comaKidney damage - Lithium
... comaKidney damage - Mercury
... comaKidney damage - Methanol
... comaKidney damage - Methemoglobin-producing agents
... comaKidney damage - Methicillin
... comaKidney damage - Neomycin
... comaKidney damage - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
... comaKidney damage - Oxytetracycline
... comaKidney damage - Paint solvents
... comaKidney damage - Paint thinners
... comaKidney damage - Paints
... comaKidney damage - Paraquat ochratoxin A
... comaKidney damage - Perchloroethylene
... comaKidney damage - Pesticide solvents
... comaKidney damage - Pesticides
... comaKidney damage - Platinum
... comaKidney damage - Polymyxin
... comaKidney damage - Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors
... comaKidney damage - Rifampin
... comaKidney damage - Silica
... comaKidney damage - Silicon compounds
... comaKidney damage - Silver
... comaKidney damage - Solvents
... comaKidney damage - Styrene
... comaKidney damage - Sulphonamides
... comaKidney damage - Thallium
... comaKidney damage - Toluene
... comaKidney damage - Trichloroethane
... comaKidney damage - Trichloroethylene
... comaKidney damage - Trimethropin
... comaKidney damage - Uranium
... comaKidney damage due to chemicals
... comaKyasanur-Forrest disease
... comaL
L-3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency
... comaLADHSC deficiency
... comaLead poisoning
... comaLeucinosis
... comaLobelia poisoning
... comaLong-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... comaLoquat poisoning
... comaLupine poisoning
... comaM
M/SCHAD deficiency
... comaMalignant hypertension
... comaMaple syrup urine disease
... comaMaple syrup urine disease, type 1A
... comaMaple syrup urine disease, type 1B
... comaMaple syrup urine disease, type II
... comaMaple syrup urine disease, type III
... comaMarchiafava-Bignami disease
... comaMarine turtle poisoning
... comaMarine turtle poisoning - Green Sea Turtle
... comaMarine turtle poisoning - Hawksbill Turtle
... comaMarine turtle poisoning - Leatherback Turtle
... comaMarine turtle poisoning - Loggerhead Turtle
... comaMarine turtle poisoning - Soft-shelled Turtle
... comaMayapple poisoning
... comaMeasles Encephalitis in Children with Immunosuppression
... comaMedium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... comaMedium and short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
... comaMeningococcal disease
... comaMetastatic insulinoma
... comaMethadone overdose
... comaMethamphetamine overdose
... comaMethylmalonic acidemia, vitamin B12 responsive
... comaMethylmalonic aciduria - homocystinuria
... comaMethylmalonicaciduria with homocystinuria, cobalamin F
... comaMild citrullinemia
... coma if untreatedMilk poisoning
... comaMilk-Alkali syndrome
... comaMitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency
... comaMorphine overdose
... comaMountain sickness
... comaN
N-acetyl glutamate synthetase deficiency
... coma if untreatedNaked brimcap poisoning
... comaNeuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
... comaO
Octopus poisoning
... comaOrganic acidemia
... comaOrnithine transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency
... comaOrnithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
... comaOxycontin overdose
... comaP
Percocet overdose
... comaPeriodic hyperlysinemia
... comaPFIC
... comaPituitary apoplexy
... comaPlant poisoning - Calcium oxalate crystals
... comaPlant poisoning - Euphorbiaceae
... comaPlant poisoning - Nicotine alkaloids
... comaPlant poisoning - Tetranortriterpene
... comaPoison hemlock poisoning
... comaPregnancy toxemia /hypertension
... comaPulmonary embolism
... comaPyruvate carboxylase deficiency, Group B
... comaR
Rabies
... comaRed-berried elder poisoning
... comaReye's Syndrome
... comaRocky Mountain spotted fever
... comaS
Sardine poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaSBCAD deficiency
... comaSCHAD Deficiency - formerly
... comaSecondary Biliary Cirrhosis
... comaSelf-induced water intoxication and schizophrenic disorders syndrome
... comaSerotoninergic syndrome
... comaShaken Baby Syndrome
... comaShock
... comaSimian B virus infection
... comaSlickhead poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaStroke
... comaT
Tapioca poisoning
... comaTarpon poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... comaThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired
... comaThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, congenital
... comaTogaviridae disease
... comaTraumatic Brain Injury
... comaTyphoid fever
... comaU
Uremia
... comaV
Vanishing white matter leukodystrophy
... comaVenezuelan equine encephalitis
... comaVery Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - adult-onset
... comaVery Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - Early onset
... comaVery Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - intermediate
... comaVery-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... comaVicodin overdose
... comaViral Hemorrhagic Fevers
... comaVisceral steatosis
... comaW
Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome
... comaWernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
... comaWestern equine encephalitis
... comaWestphal-Leyden ataxia
... comaWild Lima bean poisoning
... comaX
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy - Addison disease only
... comaXanax overdose
... comaY
Yellow fever
... coma
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Causes of Coma Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Coma based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Coma?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Coma, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Coma:
Drowsiness, Narcosis, Sedation, Somnolence, Unconscious state, Unconsciousness, Reduced level of consciousness
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Classifications of Coma:
Subtypes of Coma:
Level of consciousness, decreased
Medical Conditions associated with Coma:
Syncope (1591 causes)
Symptoms related to Coma:
Syncope (1591 causes), Unconsciousness (219 causes), Blackouts (12 causes), Fainting (1296 causes), Delirium (105 causes), Hepatic coma, Intoxication, Metabolic abnormalities, Central nervous system diseases, Acute neurologic injuries, Stroke (66 causes), Hypoxia (11 causes)
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