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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Noel 2007) In a very robust, recent multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled study Moxifloxacin was compared to a comparator drug (IV ertapenem followed by PO Augmentin) for complex intraabdominal infections. None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. 451 pediatric patients were included. 26(10):879-91.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap

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What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom? Acute hepatitis Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption Pneumonitis from inhalation of spores Seizures from glutamate agonist activity [Image from Canstockphoto] Reveal the Answer 2. 2007 Mar;5(1):64-74. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.

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Diagnostics: The Shunt Series

Taming the SRU

He appears well and is triaged to an ESI 4. Case 2 19 year old seizure A 19-year-old male is brought into your emergency department via EMS for witnessed seizure-like activity. The seizure abated with rectal diazepam given by the squad. You notice a med-alert bracelet with the patient’s name and the word “SEIZURES.”

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

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This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented.

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Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?

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The patient had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure leading to GCS 4. In the resuscitation room, the patient had another seizure that stopped after IV Lorazepam. El-Baba, Dell and McLaren to be intriguing for a series of important concepts that it raises — as well as for a number of equally intriguing unanswered questions.

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Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies: What Does the Evidence Say?

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However, other sources suggest that the optimal blood pressure target is not well established and may vary depending on the individual patient’s characteristics and the type of hemorrhagic transformation [7]. 2007 Jul 18;2007(3):CD000277. This includes intraparenchymal hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). doi: 10.1212/wnl.50.4.876.

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Fearsome Foliage - An Overview of Toxic Plants

Taming the SRU

Thankfully, some of the more common and/or dangerous plant poisonings have been well-categorized, and are summarized below. Deadly Nightshade and Jimson Weed are well known among the poisonous plants. Severe cases may result in seizures or coma. 2007 May;25(2):375-433; abstract ix. Now that is an interesting consult!