The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2024

He has been involved in ED-based clinical research examining ways to improve care for patients with alcohol use disorder in the ED for over two decades. He has had prior hospital admissions for the management of alcohol withdrawal, including seizures and one prior episode of delirium tremens. This is an SGEM HOP but with a twist.

Emergency Department 101

Emergency Department Best Practices Seizures Research 101

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 10, 2023

music); they may display features of ASD that are not currently used in diagnostic criteria e.g. perfectionism; and there may be a gender bias inherent in diagnostic instruments (due to research focussing on the male phenotype). Hearing and vision assessments should also be carried out in order to address any sensory difficulties.

Seizures 52

Seizures Burns Best Practices Academics 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Therapeutic hypothermia is thought to decrease the brain’s metabolic demand, reduce inflammation and cell death, and reduce the risk of seizures. About PICSTAR PICSTAR is a trainee-led research network open to all doctors, nurses and allied health trainees within Paediatric Intensive Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000001735

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Pediatrics Outcomes Resuscitation 117

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

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e.,

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: We’re going to be talking about the pathophysiology of cannabinoids, clinical findings in abuse, best practice management, differences between natural and synthetic cannabinoids, and treatment for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Synthetics were initially developed in the 1980s largely for research purposes.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40