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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... #2 → Anti-epileptic ... #3 → Infusion ... SarahFoohey #Status ... management #treatment #algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #PCC #Pleural #Effusion ... Lights #Criteria #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Altered Mental Status ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Altered Mental Status ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... AMS #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Altered Mental Status ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive Status ... Epilepticus 1. ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... #Algorithm #Management
Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Assessment #Ddxof
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
of generalized status ... epilepticus was ... The longer the seizure ... epilepticus which ... #Seizures #Algorithm
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... #differential #ddxof ... #pulmonary #im
Status Epilepticus 
Continuous seizure activity > 5-10 min OR >= 2 seizures without full recovery
First line
Status Epilepticus ... 4 mg IV (10 mg IM ... (Phenytoin max infusion ... 1-15 mg/kg/hr infusion ... #Status #Epilepticus