2010 Documentation/Coding Seizures 
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
(1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3).
Pediatric EM Morsels
AUGUST 18, 2023
None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Myth # 2: Neurologic affects Nervous system adverse events mostly include central concerns (ex, seizures, headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, sleep disorders, hallucinations) and peripheral neuropathy. There were 2523 children included.
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Downeast Emergency Medicine
APRIL 26, 2021
We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] Lancet 2010; 376:23-32.[
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
JUNE 1, 2017
The best documented cormorbidity is sickle cell disease, although other pro-thrombotic conditions also put the child at risk. The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. 2010; 12(3): 3–8.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JULY 5, 2023
Do not use pethidine since it can cause seizures and CNS hyperexcitability. However, there are documented adverse events such as haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents or recurrence of VOC after drug withdrawal, which represent a drawback in its regular use. Alternatives to morphine are hydromorphone or fentanyl. 2019, 3 rd edition.
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. Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in angiographically documented occluded infarct vessel: limitations of ST-segment elevation in standard and extended ECG leads. From AM et al. Pride et al.
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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