This will be the final post this week about status epilepticus. I have long argued that our current […] Phenobarbital second line in status epilepticus (Burman 2019) 5 comments
My approach to status epilepticus is somewhat more aggressive than commonly taught algorithms. It is summarized (overly simply) […] Aggressive seizure algorithm: why I use propofol early 2 comments
Case EMS arrives with a 39 year old woman in the midst of a generalized tonic clonic seizure. […] Status Epilepticus: Emergency Management 8 comments
Hemoptysis can be scary. I covered the emergency medicine approach to massive hemoptysis in one of the early […] Nebulized TXA for Hemoptysis (Wand 2018) 2 comments
The “pink lady” or “GI cocktail”, a combination of an antacid and viscous lidocaine, is both much loved […] Pink Lady: What’s your worth? 7 comments
Last week, I discussed the reasons that I believe that tramadol is a bad drug that shouldn’t be […] Don’t prescribe codeine 5 comments
I have never prescribed tramadol. I was taught that, for a variety of reasons, it’s an awful drug. […] Don’t prescribe tramadol 29 comments
Status epilepticus is associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. Approximately ⅓ of patients have long […] Levetiracetam versus Phenytoin in Status Epilepticus (ConSEPT and EcLiPSE) 6 comments
I had the honour of being part of the final SMACC conference, as one of a series of […] Curiosity: Some musings 3 comments