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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg IV ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm #peds ... #pediatrics #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... 02, suction 3. ... for reversible cause ... Ketamine: 0.5-3
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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and radiographic features ... Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... - Generally >3
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
: 8 mg) over 2-3 ... infusion of 3 mg ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... endocrinology #causes ... #pediatrics
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Assess volume status ... the underlying cause ... through a peripheral IV ... of symptomatic (seizures ... #management #nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... , 02, suction 3. ... for reversible cause ... Ketamine: 0.5-3
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... correction: Levels 2-3 ... : Treat with AEDs
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... exertion/training - Seizures ... Toxins - Drugs - Statins ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... #treatment #nephrology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... other suggestive features ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki