Your patient is a 5 - year - old child. His mother reports that the child frequently collapses suddenly and without warning. The first diagnostic tool you should probably use is:

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Based on the symptoms reported by the mother, an EEG would be the best diagnostic tool to evaluate the child's brain activity and identify any abnormal electrical patterns that may explain the sudden collapses. The Glasgow coma scale is used to assess consciousness in patients with traumatic brain injury or other causes of altered mental status, and is not appropriate for this case. A complete body CT scan and drug scan for narcotics would not be indicated as there is no evidence of trauma or suspicion of drug use, respectively.

Your Patient Is a 5 - Year - Old Child