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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Jackson 2016) A systematic review of safety data for over 16000 pediatric patients did show MAEs were the most frequently reported event. 451 pediatric patients were included. From 2001 to 2009, in a pediatric hospital gram negative culture showed a drop in sensitivity to ciprofloxacin from 96% to 93%. Pediatrics.

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Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Get up-to-date in the understanding and management of pediatric status epilepticus. Definition of status epilepticus:Continuous seizure activity of 5 minutes or greater – OR – Recurrent activity without recovery between intervals. This definition includes clinically apparent seizures as well as those seen only on EEG.)

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The Toxic Shelf

Cook County EM Blog

Signs and symptoms of toxicity include alerted mental status, seizures, CNS depression, apnea, respiratory failure, hypotension, ventricular dysrhythmias, and cardiac arrest. If a therapeutic dose is chewed, it can lead to bronchospasm, laryngospasm, seizures, and cardiovascular collapse which further reinforces the danger to children.

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Altered Mental Status in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

sludge phenomenon, secondary sepsis, hypoglycemia from supply-demand mismatch) S – Seizure (e.g. Many authors report a broad array of neurological manifestations associated with influenza, such as altered mental status, seizures, cranial nerve abnormalities, hallucinations, abnormal behavior, and persistent irritability. Pediatrics.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Jeff: Medicinally, cannabinoids are currently used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, complications of multiple sclerosis and paraplegia, weight loss due to appetite suppression in HIV/aids, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, seizures, and many other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.13.24

Taming the SRU

opiates or anticholinergics): Use initial nomogram and treat if initial level is above the treatment line. 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.,

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ToxCard: Naloxone – Pearls and Pitfalls

EMDocs

These included seizures, delirium, ARDS, hypotension, hypertension, and aspiration. drug seizure data, 2011-2016. Endo Pharmaceuticals, Chadds Ford, PA, 2001. A prospective study of 453 patients who were admitted after receiving naloxone reported life-threatening complications in over 1% of heroin-overdosed patients. 2mg* 2 5 0.5-1.5