Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

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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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 29, 2023

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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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

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.) During a seizure, GABA receptors in the neuron’s membrane are internalized and destroyed.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

He is not on anticoagulation and there is no history of seizures. It was a classic EM paper published in the Lancet back in 2001 by the Legend of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ian Stiell. He is neurologically intact with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15 one hour after the fall. There are no other external signs of trauma on your exam.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MAY 1, 2016

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. N Engl J Med.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. Ackee fruit poisoning: an outbreak investigation in Haiti 2000–2001, and review of the literature. Ackee fruit poisoning in eight siblings: implications for public health awareness. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015;93(5):1122–3. Joskow R, Belson M, et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The patient was in his 50s with history of hypertension, diabetes, seizure disorder, and smoking, but no known coronary artery disease. Chest 2001 1788 patients with acute MI (diagnosed by clinical symptoms and positive CK-MB) were prospectively enrolled and all underwent emergent coronary angiography.

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