This is a guest post by Dr. Katie Lin. Dr. Katie Lin is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary, a Stroke Attending with the Calgary Stroke Program, and a critical care Flight Transport Physician with STARS Air Ambulance in Alberta. She completed her residency training and stroke fellowship in Calgary […]
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Case EMS arrives with a 39 year old woman in the midst of a generalized tonic clonic seizure. The seizure has lasted at least 12 minutes now, so this is status epilepticus. No information is available about her past history. The paramedics were unable to start an IV, but did […]
A brief summary of the initial emergency medicine approach to the patient with altered mental status
A brief review of key actions during the first 10 minutes in the resuscitation room with a patient in status epilepticus
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of sick patients with VP shunts in the emergency department