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“D” is for DisabilityAltered Mental Status in Children
Joshua Ross, MD, FAAPPediatric Emergency Medicine
Emergency Care and Trauma SymposiumJune 22, 2015
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Objectives
• Describe a basic approach to evaluating mental status changes in children
• Recognize how mental status changes relate to a child’s overall clinical status
• Discuss case scenarios– Assessment– Intervention
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Problem with Terminology
– Comatose– Obtunded– Lethargic– Somnolent– Irritable– Cranky– Fussy– Consolable
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Challenges
• Age• Baseline Developmental Disorder• Pain• Medications• Nighttime or “nap time”• Incomplete information
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How do you evaluate?
• Actually describe what the child is doing
• CHANGE in baseline
• Listen to the parents (good history)
• Modified tools
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Glasgow Coma Scale
Adult
• Eye Opening– Spontaneous 4– Voice 3– Pain 2– None 1
• Verbal– Oriented 5– Confused 4– Inappropriate words 3– Inappropriate sounds 2– None 1
• Motor– Obeys 6– Localizes 5– Withdraws 4– Abnormal flexion 3– Abnormal extensor response 2– None 1
Infant/Pediatric
• Eye Opening Spontaneous 4 Voice 3 Pain 2 None 1
• Verbal Coos & babbles 5 Irritable, cries 4 Cries w/ pain 3 Moans w/ pain 2 None 1
• Motor Moves spontaneously 6 Withdraws to touch 5 Withdraws to pain 4 Decorticate posture 3 Decerebrate posture 2 None 1
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Bottom Line
• GCS is a tool to communicate “objectively”between healthcare workers (trauma)– Can often be more helpful to describe child– Not validated in pediatrics
• Mild: 13‐15• Moderate: 9‐12• Severe: 3‐8
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AVPU
• Alert• Verbal Response• Pain Response• Unresponsive
• Less specific but quick• Not validated
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Case #1: Sleepy
15‐month‐old girl with 2 days of cough, congestion, increased work of breathing, and poor oral intake.
Called EMS because now very sleepy with trouble breathing
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Why is there a change in Mental Status? (A&B)
Always think HYPOXIA (Low Oxygen) = Oxygenation
Consider HYPERCARBIA (High CO2) =Ventilation
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Why is there a change in Mental Status? (C)
• Is there sufficient Perfusion?– Heart rate, BP, capillary refill, dry mucous
membranes, absence of tears– Urine Output
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Why is there a change in Mental Status? (C)
• Is there sufficient Perfusion?– Heart rate, BP, capillary refill, dry mucous
membranes, absence of tears– Urine Output
• Consider Compensated Shock– IV/IO– 20 ml/kg Normal Saline bolus
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Why is there a change in Mental Status? (D)
• Airway• Breathing • Circulation• D• E• F• G
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Hypoglycemia
• Airway• Breathing• Circulation• Don’t • Ever• Forget the• Glucose
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HypoglycemiaLess than 1 day old < 401 day – 1 month < 501 month – 5 years < 606 years and older < 70
Our 15‐month‐old Glucose = 45
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How do you give Dextrose?
• Just remember . . . 50
• Goal 0.5 gm/kg of glucose:– D10 = 10 x 5 ml/kg = 50– D12.5 = 12.5 x 4 ml/kg = 50– D25 = 25 x 2 ml/kg = 50– D50 = 50 x 1 ml/kg = 50
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How do you give Dextrose?
• Just remember . . . 50
• Goal 0.5 gm/kg of glucose:– D10 = 10 x 5 ml/kg = 50– D12.5 = 12.5 x 4 ml/kg = 50– D25 = 25 x 2 ml/kg = 50– D50 = 50 x 1 ml/kg = 50
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Case #2:He was fine this morning
• 2 year old boy found unresponsive at Uncle’s house. Was fine this morning. No other story.
• Very sleepy, slightly arouses to painful stimulation, pupils symmetric 2 to 1 mm, no external signs of trauma
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Importance of Vital Signs
1. Afebrile HR 65 RR 20 BP 120/60 pOx 98%
1. Afebrile HR 65 RR 12 BP 72/40 pOx 88%
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Importance of Vital Signs
1. Afebrile HR 65 RR 20 BP 120/60 pOx 98%Bradycardic, Hypertensive
2. Afebrile HR 65 RR 12 BP 72/40 pOx 88%Bradycardic, low RR, Hypotensive, hypoxic
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Importance of Vital Signs
1. Afebrile HR 65 RR 20 BP 120/60 pOx 98%– Bradycardic, Hypertensive– INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
• (Increased Intracranial Pressure = Cushing’s Triad)
2. Afebrile HR 65 RR 12 BP 72/40 pOx 88%– Bradycardic, low RR, Hypotensive, hypoxic– INGESTION
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Case #3:Sleeping with his eyes open
• 4 year old boy request for inter‐hospital transport because of abnormal arm movements, now seems “out of it” and has been “sleeping with his eyes open”most of the evening
• Minimally responsive to stimuli
• What do you want to do?
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Sleeping with his eyes open
• Seizure!!!!– Can be subtle (non‐convulsive)– Look for vital sign changes, responsiveness, subtle stereotypic movements, eye deviation
• Management– A,B,Cs first – give O2, Suction– Lorazepam 0.05‐0.1 mg/kg IV/IO– Intranasal/Buccal Midazolam 0.3 mg/kg
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Now that you saved all those kids . . .
Time for an Overview
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Decreased Mental StatusEncephalopathy
HypoxiaHypercarbiaHypotension– Sepsis– Trauma– OtherMedications– Therapeutic– Overdose/Ingestion– WithdrawlMetabolic– Acidosis– Hypoglycemia– Hyperammonemia
Increased ICP– Hemorrhage– Mass/Tumor– Hydrocephalus– HIE– Pseudotumor– DKA– MeningitisEncephalitisSeizureVascular– Stroke– Migraine (Complex)
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Summary
• Don’t ignore changes in mental status!
• A: Protecting airway?• B: Oxygenating and Ventilating?• C: Perfusing Brain?• D: Dextrose? (adequate substrate)• E: Exposure/Trauma?
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Thank you