ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. Due to concerns regarding THS, the import of ackee fruit was outlawed in 1972, but since 2000 canned exports have been allowed by certain “green listed” manufacturers by the Federal Drug Administration. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015;93(5):1122–3.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8. Minimal histamine release. Cons: Short duration of action. Pain upon injection. Adrenal suppression, limiting its use in long procedures or critically ill patients. Excellent amnestic and sedative properties. Can be titrated easily.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 9, 2024

and have spread invasively with the sea currents up the East Coast of the United States (spotted in North Carolina in 2000) and into the Caribbean. More severe systemic reactions like delirium, seizures, limb paralysis, blood pressure changes, respiratory distress, dysrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, and syncope are rare.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

We can use intranasal drugs for analgesia, for anxiolysis, for seizures – but not all drugs used for those purposes will perform well – or at all – via the IN route. 2000 Feb;77(2):69-82. Right Dose – Dosing with IN meds will vary considerably from the IV route. Rule of thumb: the IN dose is 2-3 times the IV dose. Biol Neonate.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. Viral myocarditis Presenting with Seizure and Electrocardiographic Findings of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 14-Month-Old Child. Ann Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

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. Lee JA, Kang CI, Joo EJ, et al.

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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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EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In addition, one 2015 study found that patients without xanthrochromia and less than 2000 RBC were effectively ruled out of having a SAH with a combined sensitivity of 100% Jeff: Lots of 100% sensitivities and specificities being thrown around today, which is definitely not the norm. Seizures are very common as well.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., mg/kg (of 0.1 2x maintenance rate

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. Prevalence and treatment of pain in EDs in the United States, 2000 to 2010.

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 16, 2023

It is the most commonly imported tropical disease in the UK, and is a medical emergency.

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Among children, hypoglycemia is common and can lead to seizures. Risk Factors for Severe Cholera among Children under Five in Rural and Urban Bangladesh, 2000–2008: A Hospital-Based Surveillance Study. The incubation period is very short (12 hours to 5 days), which allows the number of cases in the area to rise extremely quickly.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

During the decade of the 1990s, trends showed a year-to-year decline that reached a nadir in the year 2000. bladder incontinence) – 17% Headache – 10% Lighting pains – 10% Often described as sudden, rapidly spreading and disappearing [13] Dizziness – 10% Hearing loss – 10% Seizures – 7% Signs: Hyporeflexia – 50% Sensory impairment (e.g.,

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