EMDocs

AUGUST 3, 2023

IV is usually recommended due to faster onset, ease of administration, and shorter protocol duration. 2010 Aug;48(7):770]. Massive acetylcysteine overdose associated with cerebral edema and seizures. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010;48(5):424-430. doi:10.3109/15563650.2010.486381 Mant TG, Tempowski JH, Volans GN, Talbot JC.

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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.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved benzonatate in 1958 for cough relief in patients ≥ 10 years. 3, 7) The accumulating post marketing adverse event reports led to the FDA release of a Drug Safety Communication (DSC) in 2010, over 50 years after initial approval. (9) Benzodiazepines are first-line therapy for seizures.

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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 29, 2023

This subsequently led the FDA to issue a Black Box Warning in 2010 which warned that the capsules resemble candy and may be visually appealing to young children. Signs and symptoms of toxicity include alerted mental status, seizures, CNS depression, apnea, respiratory failure, hypotension, ventricular dysrhythmias, and cardiac arrest.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

2][3] If earlier treatment with TXA is better, would there be benefit in its administration in the prehospital setting? Association between prehospital tranexamic acid administration and outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury. If so, could this be done safely? These questions are asked in the first paper that we reviewed.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Medicinally, cannabinoids are currently used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, complications of multiple sclerosis and paraplegia, weight loss due to appetite suppression in HIV/aids, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, seizures, and many other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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