Seizures

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Seizures

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Apr 29, 2013

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We encounter seizure disorders frequently in the ED. In this episode, we'll review all the important points about seizures including the confusing and difficult topic of pseudosezures. We'll also go in depth on the ED treatment of seizures and status epilepticus.

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Apr 29, 2013

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Your boot camp guide to Emergency Medicine. Made for medical students and emergency medicine interns- each podcast goes through the workup, treatment, and disposition of common emergency medicine complaints

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Febrile infants: Infants with fever present a special challenge in the emergency department. Most of these children require large workups and admission to be sure that we aren't missing serious bacterial infections or meningitis. The risks are high here and we need to... by EM Basic
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- Rivers Sepsis NEJM: Introducing EM Basic Essential Evidence- your boot camp guide to emergency medicine literature. Each episode will review an important emergency medicine article from the ground up. We'll review the study's design, basic statistics, results, and wrap... by EM Basic
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