Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Do not order laboratory testing or a CT scan of the head for a patient with an unprovoked, generalized seizure or a simple febrile seizure who has returned to baseline mental status. The parents of 18-month-old Susie brought her to the Emergency Department after she had a seizure at home.

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Seizures Pediatrics Emergency Department Radiology 131

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED? Patients with concern for infection (i.e., As may be seen in the table below, there are several themes as well a range of stringency.

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

She had return of spontaneous resuscitation (ROSC) and was subsequently intubated and transported to the emergency department (ED). 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) 11) A bolus dose at 1.5

Poisoning 67

Poisoning Seizures Pediatrics EMS 67

EMDocs

JULY 30, 2024

Shortly after this, he began vomiting, and developed a tonic clonic seizure. There was no prodromal illness, recent trauma, polyuria or polydipsia, family history of seizure disorder or diabetes. Elsevier; 2010:2153-2217. The father reported the patient was in his usual state of health approximately two hours ago. Rodenticides.

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Poisoning Seizures Fluid Resuscitation Pediatrics 56

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

HELLP Syndrome [pdf] Sara Paul MD Intrauterine Fetal Demise [ppt] Irene Hwang, MD Obesity in Pregnancy [pdf] Rafael Garabis, MD Seizures in Pregnancy [ppt] Sherifia Heron , MD Substance Abuse in Pregnancy [ppt] Sophia Y. Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia - Emergency Department Resources. {3 abstracts} Luckett-Gatopoulos, S.

OB/GYN 40

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Emergency Department Resuscitation 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Do not use pethidine since it can cause seizures and CNS hyperexcitability. A 6-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia was referred by her General Practitioner to the local emergency department. Alternatives to morphine are hydromorphone or fentanyl. She complained of cough and runny nose for 3 days. 2019, 3 rd edition.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

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. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2024.01.007.

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Seizures Pediatrics Wellness Emergency Department 59