A patient attempts suicide with massive overdose of barbiturates. Your examination reveals the patient to be comatose with no brainstem reflexes. Your next step is to a. perform apnea test & if there no spontaneous respirations declare the patient brain dead b. perform cerebral angiography to see if the patient is brain dead c. call the organ transplant team to harvest the patient’s organs d. follow the barbiturate levels and reassess the patient

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1. A patient attempts suicide with massive overdose of barbiturates. Your examination reveals the patient to be comatose with no brainstem reflexes. Your next step is to a. perform apnea test & if there no spontaneous respirations declare the patient brain dead b. perform cerebral angiography to see if the patient is brain dead c. call the organ transplant team to harvest the patient’s organs d. follow the barbiturate levels and reassess the patient