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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Both of these also cause seizures. Here is the history : Male in 40's who had seizures and was unconscious. Second , if the patient is hemodynamically stable, without pulmonary edema, it may be wise to try some fluids and and benzodiazepines and/or propofol for this post-seizure patient with likely high catecholamine levels.

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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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Hyponatremia

Northwestern EM Blog

For those well-appearing neurologically intact hyponatremia patients w/ sodium levels > 120, further work-up & analysis of the underlying etiology can be deferred to the inpatient side. Hypertonic saline is not only indicated for seizures, coma, suspected cerebral herniation or focal neurological deficits as noted above.

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Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2008 Choi SH, Lee OH, Yoon G-S, et al. Seizure activity was witnessed in the ED. Is this takotsubo?

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

EMDocs

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]. 2008 Jul;26(7):1446-52. This includes intraparenchymal hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). 2019 Aug;50(8):2023-2029.

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Intranasal Medications

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

We can use intranasal drugs for analgesia, for anxiolysis, for seizures – but not all drugs used for those purposes will perform well – or at all – via the IN route. 2008 Oct;5(10):1159-68. Right Dose – Dosing with IN meds will vary considerably from the IV route. Rule of thumb: the IN dose is 2-3 times the IV dose.

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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. This includes subdural hematomas, comas, paraplegia, quadriplegia, fractures and seizure disorders, regardless of the time interval between the injury and death.