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ToxCard: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

EMDocs

She reportedly received a landmark guided peripheral nerve block with bupivacaine and shortly thereafter developed generalized seizures. 1,5] CNS symptoms include: Seizure, coma, altered mental status. [1] 3] If performing a nerve block with ultrasound guidance, always know where the tip of your needle is. [5] mL/kg/min. [2]

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.19.23

Taming the SRU

Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. The rhabdo is believed to be due, in part, to associated seizures, muscle tremors, and agitation.

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Episode 25 - Evaluation and Management of Life-Threatening Headaches in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

Jeff: Do consider adding on a venous or arterial carboxyhemoglobin in the right clinical scenario, as CO poisoning represents an important cause of headache you wouldn’t want to miss. Anyway, the last test to discuss is our good friend the ultrasound, specifically the ocular ultrasound. Seizures are very common as well.