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There is a spectrum of impaired consciousness that goes from full arousal to complete unresponsiveness. Coma, which is a state of unarousable unresponsiveness is the worst degree of impairment of a patient's arousal and consciousness. Words like lethargy, obtunded, and stupor all describe various degrees to which a patient's arousal is impaired.
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To obtund is to dull or lessen the pain of something. If your senses have been obtunded, you are probably pretty out of it.
The meaning of OBTUND is to reduce the edge or violence of : dull. How to use obtund in a sentence.
Definition Obtunded. In the field of medicine, the term “obtunded” refers to a state of altered mental status characterized by a decreased level of consciousness. Individuals who are obtunded often exhibit a reduced ability to respond to external stimuli and may appear drowsy or have a diminished level of awareness.
Obtundation is mild to moderate alertness reduction (altered level of consciousness) with decreased interest in the environment and slower than normal reactivity to stimulation. [1]
On presentation, the patient was obtunded, oriented only to person, and hypoglycemic with undetectable glucose level by finger-stick measurement; she received a total of 150 g of glucose in 50% solution as intravenous bolus.
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