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Seizures, Somnolence and a Scary ECG

October 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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An 18-year old male is brought to ED by ambulance following a generalised seizure at home. Can you interpret his ECG and save his life?

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Seizures, hyponatremia and ADH

March 11, 2010 By 2 Comments

Seizures and hyponatremia in a 10 year-old boy – can you answer the questions and find the solutions to the case-based questions in this laboratory tester?

Filed Under: Blood Results, Clinical Case, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Neurology, Pediatrics, Urinalysis Tagged With: , , , , ,

Toxic Seizures

February 4, 2010 By 3 Comments
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A 22 year old female is BIBA in status epileticus. She is believed to have overdosed on her discharge medications following a month long stay as an inpatient on the psychiatric ward.

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Oncology Quandary 003

January 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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A 26 year-old male, with no previous history of seizures, was BIBA with status epilepticus. He was intubated to facilitate seizure management with a propofol and clonazepam infusion….

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Theophylline overdose

May 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
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Toxicological evaluation and treatment of a patient with theophylline toxicity

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