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Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric EM Morsels

Treat the seizures , but…. Keep in mind that seizure management can be difficult and the patient may not respond to AEDs. These females should have imaging with either MRI or CT as well as abdominal or transvaginal ultrasound to assess for ovarian teratoma. 2014 Feb;13(2):167-77. 2014 Feb;13(2):135. 2019.12.016.

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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Rose 2014) They are the most frequently prescribed class of medications in adults; however, in children they are the least frequently prescribed class , <2% of antibiotics. Hersh 2014) Fluoroquinolone Use in Children: Indications for use Let’s keep this simple, Pseudomonas ! The low dose range (30 mg/kg) did show sporadic lesions.

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

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The newborn is doing well, but the mother is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain. 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.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap

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What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom? Acute hepatitis Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption Pneumonitis from inhalation of spores Seizures from glutamate agonist activity [Image from Canstockphoto] Reveal the Answer 2. The post was peer reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Drs.

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Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians

ACEP Now

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. This patient had her first seizure in years despite adherence to her valproate for management of her epilepsy. ACS Chem Neurosci.

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TXA in head injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

As in CRASH-2, TXA did not show a significant increase in thrombotic events or seizures. Well, one study in Kornelson’s systematic review and meta-analysis is interesting. But the evidence is a bit contrary – the systematic review and meta-analysis found no increased risk of seizures in the 14 included studies.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 84: Capnography

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Correction: Correction to ‘Clinical Policy: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department’ [Annals of Emergency Medicine 63 (2014) 247-258.e18]. In cardiac arrest, EtCO 2 is dependent on compressions AND the underlying cause. PMID: 26447854 Godwin SA, Burton JH, Gerardo CJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;70(5):758.