ACEP Now

MARCH 11, 2025

It is important that we identify eating disorders in the ED, as the earlier treatment is started, the better the long-term outcomes (similar to schizophrenia), the lower the mortality rate, and the less likely they are to develop serious medical complications. Comorbidity and outcome in eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Dehydration Pediatrics 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. Clinical characteristics and outcome of thyroid storm: a case series and review of neuropsychiatric derangements in thyrotoxicosis. Outcome and risk factors associated with extent of central nervous system injury due to exertional heat stroke.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 87

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 87

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.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

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. Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. Cause and outcome of atypical chest pain in patients admitted to hospital.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Furthermore, educating both patients and their families is important in order to achieve good treatment compliance and better clinical outcomes. Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified. Rotavirus gastroenteritis and dehydration C.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 5, 2025

Potential complications include dysrhythmias, respiratory failure, DIC, seizures, and hepatic failure. The neuroleptic malignant syndrome-a systematic case series analysis focusing on therapy regimes and outcome. mg/kg initially followed by 1mg/kg q6hrs Disposition NMS can be very severe and usually requires ICU level care.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Prolonged hiccups can also cause a myriad of negative health consequences including sleep deprivation, exhaustion, malnutrition, dehydration, and depression. Hiccups in patients with cancer: a multi-site, single-institution study of etiology, severity, complications, interventions, and outcomes. BMC Cancer. 2022;22:659. 2021;62(3).

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Stroke Administration Dehydration COPD 86

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These can lead to a wide spectrum of emergent complications including but not limited to cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and acute renal failure. This can often become significant enough to precipitate dysrhythmias, seizures, and tetany (20). paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatin) high-risk monoclonal antibody treatments (i.e. Oncologist.

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Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 56