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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Myth # 2: Neurologic affects Nervous system adverse events mostly include central concerns (ex, seizures, headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, sleep disorders, hallucinations) and peripheral neuropathy. From 2001 to 2009, in a pediatric hospital gram negative culture showed a drop in sensitivity to ciprofloxacin from 96% to 93%.

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The Toxic Shelf

Cook County EM Blog

As resuscitation measures are underway, you obtain collateral from EMS and parents. Upon EMS arrival, the patient was in cardiac arrest. EMS shows you the prescription bottle with a handful of capsules remaining. Seizures should be treated with benzodiazepines. 2001 Nov; 9(8):565-74. 28 June 2019. Am J Case Rep.

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SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is not on anticoagulation and there is no history of seizures. We have covered the CCHR on the SGEM with the EM Swami and Dr. Emily Junck back on SGEM#106. It was a classic EM paper published in the Lancet back in 2001 by the Legend of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ian Stiell.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. The rhabdo is believed to be due, in part, to associated seizures, muscle tremors, and agitation. Are we still reviewing talking points together before we start recording these episodes?

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. 111(3):177-84, 2001 Aug 15. Annotated Bibliography For an excellent overview of ED Syncope management , see this article by Kessler C et al. Rajeswaran A. Metzger JT. Quinn et al.

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EM@3AM: Neurosyphilis

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. 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., Symptoms: Personality change (i.e.,

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