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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

2001 Apr;68(4):311-4. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 Pediatr Neurol. 2006 May;34(5):379-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.10.012. 2005.10.012. PMID: 16647999. Chaturvedi P, Kishore M. Modified Glasgow Coma Scale to predict mortality in febrile unconscious children.

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Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Case 3: Headache and Arteriovenous Malformation Unlike in adults, stroke in children is divided evenly between hemorrhagic and ischemic etiologies. Pediatric Seizures and Strokes: Beyond Benzos and Brain Scans. 2001; 32: 1458-1471 Rosati A et al. Nonconvulsive seizures are common in critically ill children. October 8th, 2009.

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Mind The Bleep

myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, stroke ) and microvascular (e.g., Diabet Med 2001; 18: 178–184 2 Nathan DM, Genuth S, Lachin J, et al.; Overview Diabetes mellitus can cause both macrovascular (e.g., nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy) complications. References 1 UK Prospective Diabetes Study ( UKPDS) Group.

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Rapid Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

All Ohio EM

While ordinal analysis of the modified Rankin score (assessing changes along the spectrum of the mRS, as opposed to a binary good/poor outcome based on a single cutoff) has become common in stroke trials, there are questions surrounding its use. 2007;38:2001-2023. Delusions of benefit in the International Stroke Trial.

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Altered Mental Status in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

For altered adults, use AEIOU TIPS (Alcohol-Epilepsy-Insulin-Overdose-Uremia-Trauma-Infection-Psychosis-Stroke). 2001; 345(24):1727-33. Keep your mind open to the possibilities, and be ready to change it, when new information becomes available. Try this for altered children: remember that they need their VITAMINS! V – Vascular (e.g.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

First up is the link between cannabis use and stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. Jeff: Let’s talk about some of the clinical findings and systemic effects associated with cannabis use. Cannabis users who smoked at least once weekly had a 3.3

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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

to 1.45) for fatal or nonfatal stroke. 111(3):177-84, 2001 Aug 15. Of the 67 patients who underwent targeted tests, suspected diagnoses were confirmed in 49 (73%) patients: aortic stenosis (n = 8, 1%), pulmonary embolism (n = 8, 1%), seizures/stroke (n = 30, 5%), and other diseases (n = 3). g/dL —Hypotension (obviously!)