ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. 2019;154(7):e191152.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Personal take: While discussing this approach with many EM physicians whom we respect, one recurring critique was “We fought so hard to get the right to use paralytics in the ED, why would you want to go backwards.” Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Imipenem confers highest risk of seizures ESBL-E are often hospital acquired infections and can prolong hospital stay or lead to worse outcomes. 2000; 6:460–3. 12 Complications Inadequate empiric therapy can lead to treatment delays and worse outcomes. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.12163

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. 21(11):935-40, 2000 Jun. Copyright 2000 The European Society of Cardiology. __ 11) Colivicchi F et al. European Heart Journal.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. 2017.04.011 Witt CE, Bulger EM. Authors: Nikhil B.

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Among children, hypoglycemia is common and can lead to seizures. 34 If patients with cholera are treated quickly and properly, the mortality rate can be reduced to less than 1%.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. During the decade of the 1990s, trends showed a year-to-year decline that reached a nadir in the year 2000. Available from: [link] The post EM@3AM: Neurosyphilis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Symptoms: Personality change (i.e.,

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