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Status Epilepticus Pharmacotherapy Guide

 • Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin
 • Valproate Sodium
 • Levetiracetam
 • Lacosamide
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Status Epilepticus ... theABofPharmaC #Status ... #Epilepticus #Pharmacology ... #neurology #management
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Altered Mental Status ... SAH, tumor • Posterior ... Dilated #Pupil #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Status Epilepticus Pharmacology

Ashley & Brooke Barlow PharmD @theABofPharmaC

#Status #Epilepticus #Pharmacology #neurology #management #seizure
Status Epilepticus ... Pharmacology ... theABofPharmaC #Status ... #Epilepticus #Pharmacology ... #neurology #management
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
for Convulsive Status ... medications in status ... #Convulsive #Status ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #Neurology #Pharmacology
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... StatusEpilepticus #Management ... #Algorithm #Neurology ... #pharmacology #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
attention to volume status ... approach to the differential ... Assess volume status ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... clear cause) Management ... Optimize volume status ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Toxins - Drugs - Statins ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management