Brain death occurs as a result of an acute catastrophic brain injury. Abrupt loss of cerebral perfusion occurs if a concomitant elevation of intracranial pressure is more than mean arterial pressure (cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) = mean arterial pressure (MAP) – intracranial pressure (ICP). Brain death accounts for around 2% of deaths in the United States and is often caused by traumatic brain injury. Criteria for brain death determination were published in the American Academy of Neurology guidelines, but they are still a topic of ongoing debate. It is also crucial to differentiate brain death from other forms of severe brain damage, including vegetative state (VS) and minimally responsive state (MRS). This activity discusses the definition and the criteria for brain death determination and the role of the inter-professional team.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/18523
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
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- Specialty: Clinical Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Neuropathology (incl. Neuromuscular), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, Surgical Critical Care