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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... management #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Patients With Type 2 ... Kidney Disease Stages ... Care 2018 Mar; 41(3) ... Metformin #CKD3 #CKD4 #Dosing ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
• IV Midazolam Loading ... Thiopental Sodium Loading ... Pentobarbital Loading ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
Altered mental status ... clonidine overdose Dosing ... Pediatrics: 10 mg ... 3 minutes Duration ... strongly supported in pediatric
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... 20-40 mg/kg at 3- ... #Neurology #pharmacology ... #dosing #seizure
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Transient K+ efflux moving ... Phase 2 - Plateau ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... • Divided into 3 ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... Exanthema 3. ... include any child coming ... impaired mental state ... fever #severity #classification
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... safe to stop 2. ... stimulation 3. ... pontine lesion • Roving ... Sternal rub 3.
Lumbar Stenosis - Canal and Foraminal Stenosis Grading

How do we tell if the nerves have enough
Foraminal Stenosis Grading ... stenosis, the canal starts ... closing in, so ... of the fat on 2 ... #Classification
MGH Status Epilepticus Treatment Protocol
1st line (seizures ongoing for 5-10 mins): 
 - Lorazepam 4mg IV
MGH Status Epilepticus ... 6mg/kg/min) 2) ... 100mg/min) 3) ... Treatment #Protocol #algorithm ... #neurology #management