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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... management #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
) - Diagnosis Clinical ... Altered mental status ... agitation) • Seizures ... constant, global, and refractory ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... Risk factors 3. ... 3 mEq/L • Seizures ... : Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Refractory Status ... IV infusion of 3 ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
non-hemolytic processes), (2) ... , hepatic) or (3) ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Neonatal ... #Jaundice #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... 02, suction 3. ... succinylcholine REFRACTORY ... Ketamine: 0.5-3 ... #seizures #ACEP
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... Less than 15 at 2 ... MVC, fall from > 3 ... ft or 5 stairs, ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Infantile Spasms 
Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis 
1) Flexor spasms: Sudden flexion of neck, trunk, arms, and
abdominal muscles 2) ... arms or legs 3) ... of the legs Clinical ... Infantile #Spasms #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... of symptomatic (seizures ... options for severe/refractory ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
damage or DM (visit 2) ... on repeat clinic ... monitoring (visit 3+ ... Hypertensive urgency • Refractory ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology