December 4th, 2009 Intramuscular Benzodiazepines: Use Midazolam No Comments, .AMS, .seizure, pharmacology/physiology, by reuben. When you don’t have an IV, use midazolam for seizures and agitation. The dose is 0.2 mg/kg IM. “…The time… ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint
May 22nd, 2009 924. Anticonvulsant side effects (dose related, idiosyncratic) / Usual pediatric causes of headache / Classic symptoms of increased ICH No Comments, .headache, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
May 22nd, 2009 923. Dose for seizures: lorazepam IV, diazepam IV, diazeam RP, midazolam IM, phenytoin IV, phenobarbital IV // Risk factors for having a recurrent seizure in an unprovoked first seizure 1 Comment, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
May 22nd, 2009 922. What is the proper name for sleep talking? // Bug that causes diarrhea and seizures / Significance of impact seizures / Significance of early post-traumatic seizures / RFs for pediatric ischemic stroke No Comments, .seizure, CVA/ICH/TIA, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
May 22nd, 2009 921. What % kids have at least one febrile seizure before age 5? What % have a recurrence? // Pediatric seizure mimics // Breath holding spells: age, %, trigger, s/sx No Comments, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
May 22nd, 2009 920. Infantile spasms: s/sx, common misdiagnosis, prognosis // Juvenile absence epilepsy: age, EEG, GTCS?, trigger, Rx, prognosis No Comments, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
May 22nd, 2009 919. Dexamethasone for pediatric meningitis? / When to administer acyclovir empirically / Special neonatal causes of seizures No Comments, .seizure, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
April 1st, 2009 896. Strayer approach to IV rehydration, including hypo/hypernatremic dehydration / Rate to correct hypo and hypernatremia / Dose and fluid to use in hyponatremic seizure No Comments, .seizure, electrolytes, kids resus, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
February 4th, 2009 846. Risk factors to have a recurrent febrile seizure in subsequent illness after having febrile seizure / RFs to develop epilepsy after febrile seizure / Epilepsy risk in general population and in simple febrile seizures No Comments, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
November 9th, 2008 660. Decision to treat seizures long term is based on three factors / Risk of a second seizure in one year in first time seizure patients without reversible cause / RFs for another seizure / Two last considerations before discharging a seizure patient No Comments, .seizure, by reuben. ShareTwitterRedditStumbleUponDiggEvernoteInstapaperEmailPrint Tags: card
