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Status Epilepticus Pharmacotherapy Guide

 • Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin
 • Valproate Sodium
 • Levetiracetam
 • Lacosamide
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Status Epilepticus ... theABofPharmaC #Status ... #Epilepticus #Pharmacology ... #neurology #management
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... - Management Seizure ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... SarahFoohey #Status ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
for Convulsive Status ... medications in status ... #Convulsive #Status ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #Neurology #Pharmacology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Changes in mental status ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... • EEG: With persistent ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Status Epilepticus 
Continuous seizure activity > 5-10 min OR >= 2 seizures without full recovery
First line
Status Epilepticus ... then 0.5-10 mg/kg ... hr infusion #Status ... #Epilepticus #Management ... #Neurology #Epilepsy
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... StatusEpilepticus #Management ... #Algorithm #Neurology ... #pharmacology #
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
: > 600 mOsm/kg ... mechanism 2) Volume Status ... Hypervolemic: Conn syndrome ... , Cushing syndrome ... Workup #Algorithm #nephrology