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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
between them PEDS ... #2 → Anti-epileptic ... seizures #management #treatment ... #algorithm #peds ... #pediatrics #neurology
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Procalcitonin >= 0.5 ng/mL ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Diagnosis #Management #StepByStep ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng/mL ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... #Algorithm #LP
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 ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... Convulsive #management #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
mcg/Kg/minute, titrate ... maximum of 24 mcg ... seizure #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
recommendations 2. ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... LAD or RCA of 2– ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Anterior circulation: MCA ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... Treatment: ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Muscle swelling - Fever ... disease 2. ... Initial rate: 1-2 ... urine output: 200 ml ... #nephrology