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. This condition, known as diabetes insipidus (DI) , results in dehydration and high sodium concentrations in the blood.

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Dehydration Pediatrics Administration Seizures 72

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.

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Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

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. The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff. A 12-lead EKG shows sinus tachycardia but is otherwise normal. Hakariya, T.,

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 93

PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She aims to become a physician-scientist in pediatrics and medical genetics, engaging in bench-to-bedside research that utilizes multi-omics-based approaches to provide a molecular diagnosis and support personalized care for individuals with suspected rare genetic diseases and their families. So think infection, exercise, or change in diet.

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Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Sepsis 59

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.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

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. This post focuses on pain management for benign headaches. Annu Rev Neurosci.

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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)]. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52