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PA Recertifying Exam PANRE Practice Exam

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On assessment, a patient who sustained a head injury is not able to obey simple responses consistently, but is able to localize painful stimuli. The patient engaged in confused conversation. Eye-opening is not spontaneous, but response to sound is evident. The patient’s score on the Glasgow Coma Scale is ________ .
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 10
  4. 9
Explanation
Answer - B - The patient’s score is 12. Being able to localize painful stimuli has a value of 5. Confused conversation has a value of 4. Being able to respond to sound has a value of 3.
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