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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
- Management Seizure ... 5 mins or two seizures ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... #Epilepticus #seizures ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Status Epilepticus 
Continuous seizure activity > 5-10 min OR >= 2 seizures without full recovery
First line
Epilepticus Continuous seizure ... 10 min OR >= 2 seizures ... 4 mg IV (10 mg IM ... then 0.5-10 mg/kg ... Epilepticus #Management #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
the Patient with Seizure ... history suggest a seizure ... additional symptoms (eg ... Characterize seizure ... #management #Neurology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... A PAC also has a
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... May be 10 (eg direct ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
asthma-COPD overlap syndrome ... normal #Diagnosis #PCC ... #IM #ACOS #AsthmaCOPD
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... - Syncope - Seizure ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/seizures ... Congenital #LongQT #Syndrome
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
Hypertonic Saline: seizure ... Demyelination Syndrome ... in water @ 3cc/kg ... rate #management #nephrology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... (e.g. oculomotor ... Encephalopathy with seizures ... AQP4-lgG disease; e.g ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... is available or seizure ... Convulsive #management #neurology ... #seizures #ACEP