6 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
acute vs. chronic) 2) ... ) 3) Assessment ... of volume status ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Ddxof
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... - Management Seizure ... between them PEDS ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... #algorithm #peds
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
Hypertonic Saline: seizure ... increasing Na ~5mEq 2. ... 10-12 mEq/day 3. ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Correction #goal #rate #management
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
SBI Accounts for 3- ... 97% specificity 2) ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
Heart Rate 2. ... Volume Status 3. ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... IV infusion of 3 ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm