2008 Seizures Wellness 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
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.
Taming the SRU
MARCH 14, 2023
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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Northwestern EM Blog
JANUARY 10, 2022
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.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 21, 2023
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?
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
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.
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. The patient did well at least in the short term. JACC 51(3):307-14; January 22, 2008. EF was 55%. High Lateral OMI: The high lateral wall is often aptly called "electrocardiographically silent."
PEMBlog
MAY 9, 2024
Febrile Seizures are among the most common neurological problema in young children, occurring in 1 out of 50 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. Febrile Seizure. Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile seizures. 2008 Jul 15;71(3):170-6. Epub 2008 Jun 4.
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