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Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management of status ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... #Seizure #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare # ... Neurology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
of generalized status ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare # ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
patient's diagnosis (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
additional symptoms (eg ... speech abnormality, etc ... - Postictal state ... Diagnosis #Seizure #management ... #Neurology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
changes (especially QT ... target potassium level ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... procainamide, statins ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... may precede the neurologic ... • EEG: With persistent ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... #differential #algorithm ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
probably much higher (e.g ... on the basis of CSF ... and immunologic status ... is proposed: #Management ... #HSV #PulmCrit
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... blood glucose level ... Epilepticus #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm