2004 Emergency Department Seizures 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
A man in his 60s with a history of severe alcohol use disorder and epidural abscess on long-term ciprofloxacin presented to the emergency department after an episode of syncope while standing in line at a grocery store. Written by Sean Trostel MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, Grauer, etc. He did not have chest pain.
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED? Patients with concern for infection (i.e., As may be seen in the table below, there are several themes as well a range of stringency. Tunkel, A. Hartman, B. Kaplan, S.
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EMDocs
JANUARY 29, 2024
Introduction: Neurologic emergencies are common in the Emergency Department (ED), and blood pressure management is critical to immediate management. 2004 Feb;35(2):520-6. Epub 2004 Jan 15. 2004 Jun;35(6):1364-7. Epub 2004 Apr 29. His blood pressure (BP) is 220/120 mmHg. Castillo J, et al.
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. The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The American Academy of Neurology's most recent guidelines, published first in 1994 and revised in 2004. Headache plus… a new seizure. An eleven-year-old girl presents to the ED with new headache, nausea, and vomting in the morning, then had a generalized seizure later that day, and presents with a low GCS. Pediatr Emerg Care.
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