Cerebral aneurysm
Diagnosis of Brain Death
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Your patient is a 23-year-old female with a history of headaches. This morning she was experiencing a really bad headache as her boyfriend was driving her to the university. He thought she was sleeping and by the time they got to the school, 45 minutes later, she was not waking up. She was diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm and you are taking care of her in the Neurological ICU.
What testing do you expect to be performed to diagnose brain death?
What is the procedure when a patient is determined to be brain dead?
Who should approach the family about organ donation?