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The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The first step is ... to separate seizures ... The type of seizure ... , and possible causes ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
time seizure? ... Mnemonic: • first ... seizure occurred ... Antiepileptics #Drugs #Seizure ... start #Algorithm #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
for reversible cause ... FIRST-LINE AGENTS ... is available or seizure ... Convulsive #management #neurology ... #seizures #ACEP
Anti-Seizure Medication Guide - Common Uses and Side Effects

acetazolamide 
brivaracetam 
carbamazepine 
clobazam 
clonazepam 
clorazepate 
corticotropin injection
diazepam
Anti-Seizure Medication ... Guide - Common Uses ... Medications #epilepsy #pharmacology ... #comparison #table ... Adverse #AEDs #seizure
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
disorientation, seizure ... pocketcardset #nausea ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
50% following first-pass ... Clozapine is known to cause ... neutropenia - seizures ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
lateral decubitus) First-line ... Management #Algorithm #Neurology ... #pharmacology # ... dosing #seizure
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... exertion/training - Seizures ... per day until stable ... Diagnosis #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Treatment of Ongoing Seizure ... Phenytoin - May cause ... #Abortive #Seizure ... #Pharmacology # ... Dosing #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Strenuous exercise, Seizures ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table