EMDocs

MAY 9, 2024

He has been ill for 3 days with abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, and his father thinks his son is dehydrated. The triage nurse records the event as a “seizure” lasting 7 minutes. ” Sixteen hours later the patient returns comatose after a grand mal seizure at home. The elevated WBC could be due to dehydration.

Seizures 83

Seizures Dehydration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 83

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 77

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 77

RebelEM

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie ) The post REBEL Core Cast 87.0 – Hypercalcemia appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. mg/dL 10.5 – 12.0 mg/dL 10.5 – 12.0 mg/dL 10.5 – 12.0 Read More LITFL: QT Interval LITFL: Hypercalcemia LITFL: Hypercalcemia Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R.

Dehydration 52

Dehydration Psychiatric Administration EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

JUNE 17, 2014

Elderly male from nursing home presents critically unwell with severe hypernatraemia following a seizure. Seizure and altered mental … Continue reading →

Seizures 40

Seizures Dehydration EMS 40

PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

It is not the job or the expectation of the EM provider. They include neurologic dysfunction, which is one of the most common that includes things like developmental delay, regression, AKA loss of developmental milestones, hypotonia, encephalopathy, or seizures. So what are some of these suggestive clinical features?

Pediatrics 59

Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Sepsis 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

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 69

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 69