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. Investigators found that 99.3%

Seizures 131

Seizures Pediatrics Emergency Department Radiology 131

EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

6 Can see subsequent electrolyte disturbances and dehydration related to severity of GI symptoms. Characterized by hypovolemia, vasodilation, reduced cardiac output, hyperventilation, elevated temperature, seizure, coma, and cardiovascular collapse. 5 Seizure: IV benzodiazepine first line, barbiturates as second line.

Poisoning 98

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

She appears pale and dehydrated , and her level of alertness fluctuates. A similar process can also occur in the CNS (causing seizures ), the liver and the pancreas. Depending on the progression of the illness, children may present with pallor, oedema, lethargy, seizures, hypertension or abnormal liver function tests.

Dehydration 59

Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

Allergic Reactions 40

Allergic Reactions Seizures Anaphylaxis Leadership 40

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. Most ED visits only require a short stay.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness: 2019 Update. The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff. 1 Fever is usually < 40C. Temps greater than 41.5C

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 94

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 94

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 15, 2023

Signs and symptoms in this group are often non-specific and can include irritability, hypotonia, lethargy, jitteriness, temperature instability, poor feeding, vomiting, apnoea and seizures. His systemic examination is normal, apart from signs of dehydration. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell; 2019. He is lethargic but alert.

Wellness 103

Wellness Seizures Hospitals Dehydration 103