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Leading Change | IN Midazolam Seizure | Hypothermia Infant Sepsis | VICTAS RCT | GHB Dx

JournalFeed

We cover leadership through change, IN midazolam for pediatric seizure, hypothermia and young infant sepsis risk, VICTAS RCT, and clinically diagnosing GHB intoxication. It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of Apr 19-23, 2021.

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ToxCard: Anticholinergic Plant Toxicity

EMDocs

3-6 Clinical Presentation: Symptoms include altered mental status, tachycardia, hyperthermia, urinary retention, mydriasis, blurred vision, dry skin, hallucinations. Anticholinergic toxicity has overlap with other toxicological causes of hyperthermia which are reviewed here: Hyperthermia in the Toxicological Setting.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 1/29/24 (Issue #27)

PulmCCM

Patients presenting with hypothermia should not be warmed too quickly (allowing their temperature to increase by <0.5°C/hour). EEG Advised, to Rule Out Nonconvulsive Seizures Nonconvulsive seizures are occasionally present in comatose patients after cardiac arrest, undetectable without testing. °C/hour).

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Bark with Some Bite

ALiEM

With severe toxicity, patients can have altered mental status, seizures, hyperthermia, and pulmonary edema. Salicylate has a direct effect on the respiratory center of the medulla causing tachypnea. Tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain are common.

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2023 AHA Update on Management Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning

EMDocs

Patients with severe agitation from sympathomimetic poisoning require sedation to manage hyperthermia and acidosis, to prevent rhabdomyolysis and injury, and to allow evaluation for other life-threatening conditions. Flumazenil administration is associated with harm in patients who are at increased risk for seizures or dysrhythmias.

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Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure leading to GCS 4. In the resuscitation room, the patient had another seizure that stopped after IV Lorazepam. Hypothermia can also produce bradycardia and J waves, with a pseudo-STEMI pattern. EMS reported an initial GCS of 8 with pupils equal and reactive.

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2023 AHA Update on ACLS

EMDocs

Avoid routine seizure prophylaxis in adult survivors of cardiac arrest (Level 3: no benefit), but treat seizures if they occur (Level 1: strong). Patients with spontaneous hypothermia after ROSC unresponsive to verbal commands should not routinely be actively or passively rewarmed faster than 0.5° COR 2b, LOE C-LD. C per hour.