Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

HIV related renal disease HIV Associated Nephropathy (HIVAN) Form of FSGS Renal recovery can occur with ART Can occur prior to HIV seroconversion HIV Immune Complex Kidney Disease Less common than HIVAN Develops later in disease course Better prognosis Dermatologic Manigfestations of HIV HIV Associated Facial molluscum in an adult Proximal subungual (..)

Hospice 40

Hospice EKG/ECG Resuscitation Seizures 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

APRIL 7, 2025

It can present with jitteriness, poor feeding, prolonged jaundice, seizures, bluish skin discolouration (cyanosis), lethargy, or even acute collapse. Depending on the size and location, children may develop neurological symptoms, such as seizures, developmental delays, or visual disturbances due to compression of the optic pathways.

Dehydration 72

Dehydration Pediatrics Administration Seizures 72

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. BMC research notes , 8 , 758. Clinical decision making in seizures and status epilepticus. 2015 Jan;17(1):1-24 Hostler D, Northington WE, Callaway CW. The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 94

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 94

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. Patients with trauma, alcohol, or drug-associated loss of consciousness and definite seizures were excluded. 18) Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

EMDocs

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. Case Follow-Up: This is a real case of a researcher who worked with dimethylmercury in her lab. 2015, March 26). Winship KA.

Poisoning 92

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Administration Seizures 92

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Infants usually present in a non-specific manner, following an apnoea, cough, cyanosis, or seizure so a high index of suspicion is required in this age group. Between 2002 and 2015, 200 infants with pertussis were placed on ECMO, but only 56 survived, representing a survival rate of just 28%.

Pediatrics 59

Pediatrics Outcomes Blood Transfusions Sepsis 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The research that does exist shows that doctors experience incivility regularly. A 13-year-old girl came to the ED with an unprecedented, prolonged seizure. When she arrived in the department, the seizure had stopped. Incivility and doctors Many studies have looked at incivility in nursing, but fewer in medicine. K, Leiter M.

Seizures 116

Seizures Incident Reporting Emergency Department Research 116

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A broad workup is initiated for altered mental status, including an STD panel, which shows a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and a negative CT head. A reactive venereal disease research laboratory test and a palpable epitrochlear node (D) is consistent with secondary syphilis. Symptoms: Personality change (i.e.,

EMS 115

EMS Infectious Diseases CDC Research 115