PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. Decades ago, psychiatric complaints in the pediatric ED were infrequent.

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EMDocs

JUNE 9, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:51 — 21.8MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children. In today’s episode, we’re taking our show on the road.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 20, 2023

They can cause a wide array of symptoms, such as seizures, weakness and dizziness, and typically there are clinical features that actively support the diagnosis of FND. Symptoms of FND -Functional seizures (also can be termed dissociative) -Motor symptoms (e.g. Some have high specificity (positive Hoover’s sign) but low sensitivity.

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Seizures Psychiatric 52

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 12, 2024

r4 case follow up - r1 clinical knowledge: interstitial lung disease - halo - pediatric simulation - pediatric small groups r4 case follow up WITH dr. yates Psychiatric emergency department visits are on the rise in the United States, with roughly 15-19% of all ED visits associated with mental health diagnoses Roughly twenty percent of patients presenting (..)

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Pediatric Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

There was no reported respiratory distress or problems handling secretions and no obvious seizure activity. Seizures, cerebrovascular problems and central nervous system tumor swirl in professionals’ heads as they take in the history, physical examination and start to evaluate and manage the problem. How are seizures classified?

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RebelEM

OCTOBER 5, 2022

mg/dL 10.5 – 12.0

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Dehydration Psychiatric Administration EKG/ECG 52

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

” This suggested partial, complex seizures with a post-ictal period. Take a good family history, looking for histories of psychiatric disease, early-onset dementia, and rheumatologic diseases – things other doctors might have shied away from and that patients might not know well.

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Pediatric Education

AUGUST 11, 2024

There was no history of seizures, abnormal staring spells, abnormal or erratic behavior, unusual or neurological infections and no specific travel history. Treatment includes treating an underlying medical condition or psychiatric disorder and if a psychosis diagnosis is made, then antipsychotic medications may be used.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 13, 2023

EtOH, amphetamines, or cocaine) Prescription drugs (i.e. beta blockers decrease ability to dissipate heat through increase CO, diuretics predispose to dehydration, or anticholinergic agents can affect thermoregulation) Clinical Presentation: Temperature elevation, usually 40.5C

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning EKG/ECG Seizures 52

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

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. Repeated use causes multiple psychiatric, personality, and neurologic changes. Suryawanshi SP. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2011 Jan-Jun; 4(1): 81–83.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 11, 2025

Common, Deadly, Elusive Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), are common with increasing prevalence, increasing visits to EDs, and the highest mortality of any psychiatric illness. Psychiatr Clin North Am. Acta Psychiatr Scand.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Dehydration Pediatrics 83

ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

A 9-month-old male presents to emergency department (ED) with his mother for seizure. The child was diagnosed with seizure disorder at 2 months of age and has had multiple visits to the emergency department (ED) for seizures. The child was started on Levetiracetam and levels always have been normal despite breakthrough seizures.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 15, 2023

Signs and symptoms in this group are often non-specific and can include irritability, hypotonia, lethargy, jitteriness, temperature instability, poor feeding, vomiting, apnoea and seizures. Learning point: Adrenal insufficiency is an insidious diagnosis, presenting with non-specific symptoms, particularly in earlier stages.

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Wellness Seizures Hospitals Dehydration 103

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. Patients with trauma, alcohol, or drug-associated loss of consciousness and definite seizures were excluded.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Case Follow-up: The patient required benzodiazepine administration for seizure management and subsequent intubation for airway protection. She required further inpatient psychiatric care and was eventually discharged. 8 Figure 1.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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Psychiatric Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics 89

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

BROADSTOCK Suicidal Ideation & Behavior with Concomitant Substance-Use Difficult to distinguish suicidal ideation/behavior from primary decompensated psychiatric disease versus substance-induced in the ED Statement of Belief Aka pink slip, 72 hour hold, involuntary civil commitment, etc.

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Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 5, 2025

Potential complications include dysrhythmias, respiratory failure, DIC, seizures, and hepatic failure. Acta Psychiatr Scand. mg/kg initially followed by 1mg/kg q6hrs Disposition NMS can be very severe and usually requires ICU level care. Workup for complications should be initiated on a case by case basis. 2020 Sep;142(3):233-241.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Dehydration Psychiatric Poisoning 97

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 9, 2024

These include CNS irritability (agitation, seizures, irritability), GI disturbance (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea), and autonomic symptoms (increased heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating and fever).

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