Seizure

EM Clerkship

Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Education, Courses, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 795 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Basic Approach Step 1: Describe the seizure Did patient have an aura? Was there loss of consciousness? What did the movements look like? Did they have postictal phase? Did they have a trauma as well? Step 2: Ask about TIME (mnemonic) Tongue biting Usually occurs on the lateral sides of tongue Incontinence Medication changes/adjustments Ethanol […]

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0:51.3	this week's episode of the EM Clerkship Podcast.
0:57.2	Core neurology topic today, here is your case.
1:07.9	Okay, this is Nikita, 27-year-old, had a seizure at a local urgent care.
1:13.4	Vital signs are post-65, respiration is 12.
1:17.3	BP 110 over 80, 8, febrile.
1:19.9	We do have line established.
1:22.0	We didn't give any benzo.
1:23.0	She's been post-tickable the whole time she's been with us.
1:25.3	Had a boyfriend with her.
1:27.6	It does have a past history of epilepsy.
1:30.3	It is on Kepra, Zonagran, Carbatrol, and Anfee generally presents as Petit Mall,
1:35.1	but this was a grand mall seizure.
1:37.0	No history of alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
1:39.1	Glucose was 124.
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