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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... #3 → Infusion ... #Epilepticus #seizures ... management #treatment #algorithm ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... administration Step 3. ... Assess volume status ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... nausea, confusion, seizures ... ) 3) Assessment ... of volume status ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... #Causes #neurology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... mechanism 2) Volume Status ... #Differential # ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... #Sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... Assess volume status ... of symptomatic (seizures ... #Differential #
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... 02, suction 3. ... Ketamine: 0.5-3 ... #management #neurology ... #seizures #ACEP
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Early Status Epilepticus ... Epilepticus (Seizure ... Epilepticus (Seizure ... #Epilepticus #seizure ... #Management #neurology
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
imbalance: — hyponatræmia ... • Alcohol Neurologic ... Injury: • Intracranial ... ischæmia • Seizure ... — post-ictal state