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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
seizures #management #treatment ... algorithm #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... IV access 4. ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Algorithm #Management #Neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Assess volume status ... Treatment: Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Workup: • Assess ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... #potassium #nephrology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the absence of treatment ... symptoms, positive serology ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Spinal infection/abscess ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... IV access 4. ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Convulsive #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Intravenous (IV) access ... If no IV access. ... seizure #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... lead to permanent neurologic ... Diagnostics and Treatment ... Spinal #Epidural #Abscess