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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
between them PEDS ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... management #treatment #algorithm ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... 3 mEq/L • Seizures ... : Treat with AEDs
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Pathologic Q - 1/3 ... height of QRS in 2 ... depression in VI-V2 - posterior ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
II, III, & aVF 2. ... Inferior T’s 3. ... STD in V2 (posterior ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
3 minutes, followed ... IV infusion of 3 ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Pulmonary embolus 3. ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... diagnosis #management #cardiology