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A woman in her early- to mid-thirties has lost her consciousness 3-5 minutes ago. On examination: the skin is pale, no pulse over the carotid arteries, no spontaneous respiration, pupils are dilated; the patient is nonresponsive, presents with atony. The patient's condition can be determined as:

Answer options

  1. Brain death
  2. Coma
  3. Syncope
  4. Natural death
  5. Apparent death
Correct answer

Apparent death

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