2014 Fluid Resuscitation Seizures 
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JUNE 22, 2024
Eclampsia (B) is characterized by the onset of seizures in a woman with preeclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria), but it typically does not present with the sudden onset of respiratory distress and profound hypotension described here. Epub 2014 Jun 30. Amniotic fluid embolism: a reappraisal. “Amniotic fluid embolism.”
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FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Patient C, a 27-year-old female with a history of epilepsy, taking valproate and endorsing adherence, is then brought in by ambulance for a witnessed seizure. This is her first seizure in six years. Management of symptoms is the same for all of these, relying upon fluid resuscitation, antiemetics, and electrolyte repletion.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2023
1 , 2 The most common non-iatrogenic cause is spontaneously due to increased intraesophageal pressure, Boerhaave syndrome, from forceful retching, coughing, straining, seizures, or even childbirth (15% of cases). 4 Fluid resuscitation and vasopressor use as appropriate. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. Esophageal Perforation.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
MARCH 18, 2024
She receives fluid resuscitation, and you organise some tests to find out why she is so tired. A similar process can also occur in the CNS (causing seizures ), the liver and the pancreas. Due to fluid losses and kidney damage, the patient may have little to no urine output. 2014 [Cited June 2020]; 7: 231-239.
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JULY 19, 2023
Further, organic mercury readily crosses the placenta where it acts as a teratogen leading to a wide range of birth defects including developmental delay, blindness, seizures, and limb malformation. 8 As always, remember to correct electrolyte abnormalities and provide fluid resuscitation as indicated. 2014 Jun 2;22(1):46.
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