The team to diagnose brainstem death is constituted by all except
Answer: a) Forensic or Legal medicine specialist (W PILLAY 17th ED P-136)BRAIN DEATHUK criteria for diagnosis of brain deathPreconditions* Patient deeply comatose* Patient on ventilator (spontaneous respiration had ceased)* Diagnosis of the disorder leading to brain death has been firmly establishedExclusions* Hypothermia (rectal temperature >35deg C)* Coma not due to depressant drugs (narcotics, hypnotics, tranquilizers)* Neuromuscular blocking agents, excluded as a cause for RS failure* No profound abnormality of serum electrolytes, acid base balance, glucose concentrations and any metabolic and endocrine cause of coma has been excludedBrain stem death is certified by a Board of Medical Experts consisting ofi. The registered medical practitioner treating the person whose brain-stem death has occuredii. The registered medical practitioner in charge of the hospitaliii. Neurologist/Neurosurgeoniv. An independent medical specialist
Forensic or Legal medicine specialist
The physician treating the patient
Neurosurgeon or neurophysician
The physician incharge of the hospital
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